Former Feyenoord striker Roy Makaay expects rumoured Tottenham target Santiago Gimenez to leave De Kuip during the January transfer window.
Gimenez has been one of the most prolific strikers across Europe since the start of the calendar year, with his goals being a key reason behind Feyenoord’s historic Eredivisie triumph last season.
The 22-year-old scored yet another brace in the club’s 2-0 win over PEC Zwolle on Sunday, which took his tally to 12 goals times in eight league games so far this season and unsurprisingly, his performances have allegedly brought him to the notice of clubs across Europe.
90 min reported a couple of weeks ago that scouts from Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea had travelled to the Netherlands to watch the centre-forward in action this season, adding that they had been impressed by what they had seen.
It subsequently emerged last week that Real Madrid had also entered the race for the Mexican international’s signature ahead of the January transfer window (Fichajes).
ZWOLLE, NETHERLANDS – OCTOBER 8: Santiago Gimenez of Feyenoord celebrates his goal during the Dutch Eredivisie match between PEC Zwolle and Feyenoord at MAC³PARK stadion on October 8, 2023 in Zwolle, Netherlands. (Photo by Peter Lous/BSR Agency/ Getty Images)
Should Spurs make a move for Santiago Gimenez?
Makaay is in no doubt that Gimenez would be on his way out of Rotterdam in January if he keeps performing as well as he is at the moment.
The former Feyenoord Under-21s coach told Football Transfers: “I hope they succeed, but if he (Giminez) continues to develop like this, he will already be gone during the winter break.
“That boy is 22, is developing great, he is a Spanish-speaking player. I think clubs will call about that during the winter break, but maybe Feyenoord won’t answer. We’ll see.”
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While Eredivisie’s defences can often be quite porous, the sheer volume of goals that Gimenez is scoring makes him difficult to ignore. Unless the striker has a massive slump over the next couple of months, which looks highly unlikely, several top European sides will bid for him in January.
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