Dutch journalist Martijn Krabbendam has warned the likes of Tottenham Hotspur that they might have to pay €50m (£43.4m) to lure Santiago Gimenez away from Feyenoord.
Gimenez has been prolific since establishing himself in Feyenoord’s starting eleven, having scored 32 times in 52 appearances for the club, which includes nine goals in seven Eredivisie appearances this season.
90 min reported last week that scouts from Tottenham have travelled to the Netherlands to take a closer look at the centre-forward this season.
The out claimed that the North London club have been impressed with the 22-year-old’s displays and are expected to keep an eye on his situation ahead of the January transfer window.
However, the report added that Spurs are not the only club interested in Gimenez, with the striker also alleged to be on the radars of London rivals, Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as the likes of f Benfica, Borussia Dortmund, Inter, Juventus, Milan and Napoli.
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Spurs may need to spend big on Santiago Gimenez
Krabbendam has now remarked that it might take a huge fee to convince Feyenoord to cash in on the Mexican international.
When asked how much Gimenez would cost, the journalist told Dutch program Today Inside (as relayed by Voetbal 4 U): “I wouldn’t say €20m. That’s heading towards €40m, €50m. There was already a lot of interest in him last summer. They are trying to make him Feyenoord’s record transfer.”
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Strikers who have arrived from the Eredivisie generally struggle to deliver the same sort of output in the Premier League.
I do not think it would be wise for Spurs to pay over £40m for Gimenez, particularly as the likes of Jonathan David and Dusan Vlahovic are likely to be available for around £45m-£50m.
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