David Ornstein has revealed that Feyenoord are not entertaining any offers at the moment for rumoured Tottenham target Santiago Gimenez.
Gimenez has continued banging in the goals at an astounding rate at De Kuip over the last 18 months, with the striker turning even more heads this season, owing to his brilliant displays in the Champions League.
Last month, the Mexican broke the Eredivisie record held by Luis Suarez for the most goals in a calendar year (AS), and it now appears only a matter of time before he makes a step up to a bigger club.
That is perhaps why Tottenham are thought to be quite keen on the 22-year-old, with several reports over the past couple of months claiming that the Lilywhites view the player as a potential heir to Harry Kane (Mirror).
However, Journalist Pete O’Rourke revealed in his column on Football Insider last month that Feyenoord have no intention of letting their star striker leave mid-season and have slapped a £60m price tag on the player to warn off suitors.
Feyenoord want to keep Santiago Gimenez for now
This has now been backed up by Ornstein, who insisted that the Eredivisie club are desperate to hold on to the star man.
The journalist said on BBC Transfer Gossip Daily Podcast about Gimenez: “I really like what I’ve seen of him, but there is that Dutch caution.
“Without knowing we were going to speak about this, I was on a call about him today, it was made very clear to me how desperately Feyenoord need to keep him this season.
“They’re in Europe, they could get into the Champions League and that would be worth more than a sale price, if it gets up into the 40s or more then that situation could change, but I don’t think right now they’re entertaining any interest.”
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It would suit Tottenham if Feyenoord’s plan is to hold on to Gimenez until next summer as the North Londoners are unlikely to pursue a centre-forward during the current transfer window, particularly following Timo Werner’s arrival.