There are plenty of reasons for Tottenham Hotspur supporters to be excited right now.
On Saturday, Spurs swatted aside London rivals West Ham 3-0 away from home.
Cristian Romero controversially had a first-half header ruled out, but it ultimately mattered not, because Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergall and then Micky van de Ven were all on target during a 17-minute scoring spree after the interval, while Tomáš Souček was sent off for the hosts during this time frame.
That makes it three wins out of four in the Premier League for Thomas Frank, ahead of Spurs' Champions League opener against Villarreal on Tuesday, proudly returning to Europe's premier club competition as Europa League winners of course.
Tottenham's latest big-money signing made his debut at the London Stadium, but it remains to be seen just how good he will be in a lilywhite shirt, given that an ex-Spurs player, who is actually his compatriot, has scored more goals since the start of last season.
Xavi Simons' Tottenham debut in numbers
Having been presented on the pitch prior to the 1-0 defeat at the hands of Bournemouth before the international break, Spurs supporters were eager to witness Xavi Simons' debut at West Ham, having joined from RB Leipzig for around £51m.
The Netherlands international was deployed off the left, with the table below documenting his match statistics.
As the table documents, Simons made a decent if unspectacular start to life at Tottenham, showing glimpses of what he can produce, but will be hoping for more end product come Tuesday in the Champions League.
So, is there actually a former Tottenham attacker, of the same nationality, who has been outscoring Simons in recent times?
Forgotten Tottenham attacker on fire
Steven Bergwijn joined Tottenham Hotspur from PSV Eindhoven in January 2020 for a reported fee of £26.7m.
Well, they say first impressions are the most important, and he certainly made a good one, opening the scoring during a 2-0 home victory over Manchester City just a few days later, named man of the match that afternoon too.
Given the Covid-19 lockdown, this would be Spurs' last home league win, in front of supporters, for 560 days, which is surely part of the reason why it remains ingrained in the memory.
Overall, however, the Dutch winger actually scored just eight times in 83 appearances for Spurs, but he certainly timed them well, synonymous with the famous comeback at Leicester, scoring in the 95th and then 97th minutes to turn a 2-1 defeat into a 3-2 victory at the King Power in January 2022.
Upon his arrival at the club, short-lived manager Nuno Espírito Santo stated that Bergwijn possessed a "unique" skillset among his squad, adding that he is a "very talented player.... he’s fantastic in one v ones, offensive, he’s fast, he gives us speed”.
Nevertheless, deemed surplus to requirements by Antonio Conte in the summer of 2022, he was sold to Ajax for £26.4m.
During two seasons back in Amsterdam, the city of his birth, Bergwijn bagged a respectable 29 goals in 80 appearances, including netting against both Rangers and Napoli in the Champions League.
However, in September 2024, he made a left-field career choice, leaving his homeland to sign for Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad, who paid around £20m for his signature.
A month earlier, the forward had started two matches at Euro 2024, included in the XI for knockout ties against Romania and Türkiye.
However, following his move to the Middle East, Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman publicly declared during a press conference that Bergwijn would no longer be called up so long as he is in charge, citing a "lack of sporting ambition".
Well, despite this continued snub from his national team, the 27-year-old was excellent last season, scoring 13 Saudi Pro League goals, a key figure as his team won the title.
To start the new campaign, Bergwijn has been on fire, bagging four goals in three games, on target as Laurent Blanc's side were beaten 2-1 by Al-Nassr in the Super Cup semi-final in Hong Kong, before netting twice during Friday's 4-2 win over Al-Fateh.
This means, since the start of last season, he has scored 17 club goals, five more than compatriot Simons has managed.
The obvious caveat, that Koeman himself would be sure to point out, is that Bergwijn is playing at a significantly lower level, with the Saudi Pro League ranked as the 32nd strongest in the world, according to Global Football Rankings, thereby placed below the Cypriot First Division, the Ecuadorian top-flight and Italy's second-tier Serie B.
Nevertheless, Bergwijn still knows where the back of the net is, and could've been a useful player at Spurs had he stayed, even if Simons' ceiling is exponentially higher.