PSV Eindhoven whizkid Xavi Simons has explained leaving Barcelona.

Simons left Barca for PSG on his 16th birthday and is now starring with PSV.

He told Marca: "In the end it ended for x reasons, for a couple of things that I'll tell you about in due course. I'm very grateful to Barcelona. I will always have a lot of affection for the club and people. My family continues to live there. It's a very important city for me."

On PSV, Simons also said: "I have signed five years at PSV and I am very happy and I don't know what can happen in the future. There is a buy-back option, but I am the one who decides. In the end, I have the last word."