On Tuesday, Sportmediaset reported Sunderland making contact to sign AC Milan’s Santiago Gimenez. It now seems as if West Ham are ready to provide strong competition for the striker.
Today’s TuttoSport takes a close look at the Mexico international, who is yet to score a Serie A goal this season.
Due to his poor form, the Rossoneri are interested in moving him on in January. ‘London calling’ is how the report starts. With Niclas Fullkrug expected to leave West Ham, Gimenez is seen as a replacement.
The London side have tried to sign the 24-year-old in the past. In the summer, the striker had many opportunities to leave Milan but rejected every move (apart from AS Roma but a transfer fell through).
Now, he could consider an exit in January. West Ham are closely monitoring his situation and could emerge as a key opportunity.
The report claims that Fullkrug is attracting major interest from Wolfsburg. His exit will leave Nuno Espirito Santo’s side with a hole in attack and Gimenez can fill that.
This suggests a potential battle involving West Ham and Sunderland in January. Brentford have also been mentioned as a candidate in the last few weeks.
