Tottenham made an approach for Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez earlier this summer, according to the player’s agent, Morris Pagniello.
Gimenez has set Dutch football alight since his move to Feyenoord last summer, with the centre-forward netting 28 goals across all competitions for the Eredivisie champions last season (Transfermarkt).
The 22-year-old has been mooted as a target for Spurs this summer, with, Jovenes Futbolistas MX even claiming last month that the Lilywhites had already met with the striker’s entourage and were ready to launch an offer of €40m (£34m) for the player.
However, no such offer was forthcoming from Spurs and the Dutch club’s general manager Dennis te Kloese has since insisted that the Mexican international will stay put at De Kuip (1908.nl).
Tottenham showed interest in Santiago Gimenez
Gimenez’s agent, Pagniello, has now confirmed that Tottenham did indeed explore a move for his client this summer.
He told Medio Tiempo (as translated by Sport Witness): “Santi is one of the top 10 players in Europe, of the strikers there are because there are few and now with the departure of many strikers to Saudi Arabia, there are few on the market.
“Then even Tottenham (became interested), many clubs; I have a friend who trains there and there are many clubs that would like to have Santi this season.”
Despite Te Kloese ruling out a summer departure for Gimenez, Pagniello insisted that the striker could leave the Rotterdam club before the window slams shut.
He added: “We tried to bring him to other markets. I took care of Spain and it could not happen yet. There are still ten days left in the market, in football you never know, I hope I can support him, but the boy is doing very well.
“If he stays at Feyenoord for another year, they’ll also be happy because he’ll be able to play and show that the team plays for him, he is a goal scorer.”
Spurs Web Opinion
There is nothing concrete to suggest that Gimenez is one of the names on the top of Tottenham’s shortlist to replace Kane.
We have seen time and again that forwards who have success in the Eredivisie often struggle to translate that output to the Premier League, which is why it is best that we steer clear of the Mexican.
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