Arsenal, Fulham and Nottingham Forest are chasing Feyenoord star Santiago Giménez, according to claims from Mexico.
Nottingham Forest made an offer last summer, but the striker rejected it to continue at the Eredivisie side.
Nuno Espírito Santo’s side are still in the picture and are joined by Arsenal and Fulham to sign Giménez.
Journalist Julio Rodríguez discusses the Gunners’ interest, while another journalist, Oscar Mendoza, reports about Fulham and Nottingham Forest.
Rodríguez says Arsenal and AC Milan are looking to sign the 23-year-old, and the Premier League could be his next destination. He further adds Mikel Arteta’s side are the ‘most interested’ club to sign him.
According to Mendoza, the Reds and Marco Silva’s side are after the Mexico international. He claims to have found out from Nottingham Forest that they are looking to sign a new striker in January.
Nuno Espírito Santo currently has Chris Wood, Taiwo Awoniyi and Emmanuel Dennis as the strikers at his disposal. Wood’s contract expires in 2025 and his backup, Awoniyi, has struggled while the manager has left Dennis out of his core plans.
Therefore, Nottingham Forest are in the mix, along with Marco Silva’s side, to sign the Feyenoord star. Mendoza adds Fulham’s ‘interest is real’ but the finances could make it difficult for them to secure his services.
Meanwhile, Feyenoord director Dennis Te Kloese has encouraged Giménez to move to the Premier League.
“A good next step. I think there are many teams in England that play a very dynamic and offensive soccer that favours him a lot, there are leagues like Italy that focus a lot on results and defending, it is not impossible for him to play there, but obviously the opportunities are scarce,” he told TUDN.
