makes a striking statement to Spanish media about a possible summer departure from Feyenoord. The Mexican striker is attracting interest from a number of major clubs in Europe, but hints that he himself expects to play at De Kuip next season.
In recent months, Giménez has been linked to Napoli, Spartak Moscow, Atlético Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur, among others. According to the latest reports in the Mexican media, the latter club is close to signing the 23-year-old goalgetter, although that rumour was completely refuted on Tuesday by Tottenham follower Alasdair Gold. He reported that Giménez is at the Spurs would not appear on the shortlist, let alone that there would be any concrete negotiations.
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Giménez himself says opposite 365scores.com know that he does not expect to leave Rotterdam-Zuid this summer. “He says that interest has only been shown, but that he has not yet been formally approached”, it reads. “The price that Feyenoord is asking is too high for the big clubs in Europe who want to strengthen their attacking line with Giménez. His performance in the second half of last season was not convincing enough to pay that amount. What Giménez himself has told us is that nothing will happen unless a club wants to pay Feyenoord’s asking price. But no club wants to do that in this transfer window.”
49 goals
Giménez has been under contract with Feyenoord since the summer of 2022. The striker constantly swapped places with competitor Danilo in his first six months, but can call himself the first striker of the Rotterdam team from the second half of the 2022/23 season. He has now played 86 matches for the stadium club in all competitions, in which he has scored 49 times and provided eleven assists. Giménez is currently active with the Mexican team in the tournament for the Copa América. The Feyenoord player had a starting place in the first group match against Jamaica, which resulted in a 1-0 victory. In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, at 3:00 am Dutch time, Mexico will face Venezuela as their second opponent in group B, which is completed by Ecuador.
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