Feyenoord are not interested in selling West Ham striker target Santiago Gimenez during the January transfer window, according to HITC.
Graeme Bailey reported via the outlet’s website on 12 January that sources close to the Dutch club have said they aren’t looking to sell and it would take a “sizeable” offer of around £40million to change that.
This means that a Premier League switch this month is out of the question because none of the interested clubs—including West Ham—are willing to shell out that much money in the winter window.
As well as West Ham there is extensive interest elsewhere in the English top flight, with Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Fulham all tracking the 22-year-old, while clubs around Europe are also on his trail.
Gimenez has 18 Eredivisie goals in just 16 appearances so far this term, leading Feyenoord to believe his one of the “best young strikers in the world”.
Given his age and his impressive scoring record this season, it is obvious that any club hoping to sign Gimenez will have to pay a high price in the near future.
Given how many elite teams are in need of assistance up front, a market such to the one that emerged for central midfielders during the summer—which enabled the Irons to acquire Declan Rice for £105 million from Arsenal—seems likely.
Since there is an Alfonso Alves or Mateja Kezman for every Luis Suarez or Ruud van Nistelrooy in the Dutch top division, it is a well-worn cliché that dazzling figures in the Premier League can be misleading. If Gimenez does arrive, though, the high transfer fee may also prove to be a steal.
David Moyes obviously needs a new goal scorer because he is now forced to rely on Danny Ings, who would otherwise be easily available for any club to take off the Hammers’ hands following an unsuccessful year at the club.
West Ham is already suffering from the consequences of not replacing Gianluca Scamacca in the summer, while Michail Antonio is still out for several weeks due to injury, Mohammed Kudus is at the Africa Cup of Nations, and Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta are now also out.
In addition, the manager is stuck with who he lets go from the forward positions now that he has to play them since he needs to sell in order to buy, but Gimenez appears to be
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