German journalist Raphael Honigstein has revealed why RB Leipzig were not reluctant to sell Xavi Simons to Tottenham this summer despite the midfielder’s outstanding performances over the last two years.Spurs managed to hijack Chelsea’s move for Simons in the final days of the transfer window, with Tottenham fans over the moon with the 22-year-old’s arrival.Simons admitted that his conversation with Frank was a key factor in his Tottenham move, with the attacking midfielder revealing that the Spurs head coach spoke about the weaknesses in his game and how he can improve.Tottenham fans are eagerly waiting until the end of the international break to see the Dutchman in a Spurs shirt, but a German football expert has now suggested that the midfielder still lacks one big attribute needed to become a world-class player.Credit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramRB Leipzig were not convinced about Xavi Simons before Tottenham saleTottenham paid just £51m for Simons, which, on paper, looks a great deal for the Lilywhites, given how much other top attacking midfielders have gone for.Raphael Honigstein has now explained that one of the reasons Leipzig made it easy for Spurs to complete the deal is that the German club felt that the Netherlands international lacked consistency.When asked about Simons’ arrival, Honigstein told the Echo of Glory podcast: “He solves a lot of problems for any team looking for creativity, he can go past players and open space, he’s a great passer as well. Absolute talent and quality.“What is lacking is a little bit of consistency, that is why Leipzig were ok with the idea of selling, they are a selling club at this level, but I think in this particular case, they quite wanted him to be gone. But he’s 22, there’s a lot of progress still to be made, a lot of development both on and off the pitch for him.”James Maddison’s Spurs future may be in doubtThomas Frank’s men may have to do without James Maddison for the entire season after the attacking midfielder injured his ACL in pre-season.Honigstein revealed that concerns over the former Leicester City man’s fitness are why Tottenham were keen on adding another number ten to their squad, and he suggested that Simons’ arrival may be the start of the end for the 28-year-old in North London.When asked if Simons is a Maddison replacement, the journalist responded: “I think this has been looked into independently. I think Spurs were in the market for a player who would either complement or take Maddison’s place in that role.“I think you could see Maddison last year, huge impact when he was on the pitch, but probably not quite able to deliver physically every three days. So I think Spurs, independently of his injuries, were looking for someone who could at least share some of the burden, if not take over from him in a year.”READ MORE: Xavi Simons’ first match since joining Tottenham did not go to plan, played out of positionThe post Why RB Leipzig actually wanted to get rid of Tottenham new boy Xavi Simons appeared first on Spurs Web.