Tottenham Hotspur want to see greater intensity from new signing Xavi Simons but have full faith in the Dutch playmaker's quality as he adapts to the demands of the Premier League, manager Thomas Frank said ahead of Sunday's trip to Everton.

Having moved to the North London side from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig for a reported fee of 60 million euros ($69.97 million) in August, the 22-year-old Netherlands international has one assist for Spurs, which came on his debut in September's 3-0 win over West Ham United.

"Xavi has been with us for seven or eight weeks which is a short time in football but also a long time," Frank told reporters on Friday.

"I liked his personality after the first 60 minutes against (Aston) Villa but he then tired a bit.

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