Herculez Gomez thinks Tottenham Hotspur transfer target and Mexico’s rising star, Santiago Gimenez, needs to leave Feyenoord in the summer.
The Futbol Americas pundit has told Santiago Gimenez to ‘get out’ and ‘go now’, so he can test himself in a higher calibre of league in Europe.
Well, there is no bigger test than the Premier League stage, with a few teams in England’s top-flight looking to sign the ‘very fast’ 21-year-old striker, including Tottenham and Newcastle United – but he has been told to snub such interest.
Feyenoord are on course to become Dutch champions this season, with Arne Slot set to guide them to their second Eredivisie crown since the turn of the century – It has resulted in Slot being linked with the Spurs manager’s job.
Sometimes putting in the performance in the Eredivisie doesn’t necessarily mean that you will go on to do better things elsewhere, just ask a certain Vincent Janssen, but former USMNT international, Gomez, thinks the time is now right for Gimenez to leave, as he told ESPN.
“Get out, go,” said Gomez. “The crazy thing is. I love the mentality. He scores five goals at Cruz Azul, then he comes into Feyenoord, then it would have been a situation where you haven’t proven yourself. You are getting minutes, here and there. Maybe in the Europa League, maybe in a cup.
“I want to say, it was around matchday 18 when he finally cemented himself as a starter, since then, in those ten matchdays, he has seven goals and two assists. He is really coming into his own and proving his worth.
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“But it’s the Eredivisie, and I say this with all due respect, not all goals are created equal. It doesn’t matter how many goals you score in the Eredivisie. There have been plenty of situations where you go out (to another team in Europe) and that translates into something and sometimes it doesn’t translate into anything, regardless of the age or how many goals (you have scored).
“The Eredivisie is a goalscorers league. It doesn’t translate to you being an amazing player elsewhere. The only way you will test yourself is if you go elsewhere. For a player like him, as a Mexican player and those intangibles where he is getting combination play, very fast, right foot and left foot. Good in the air and he has a skill set as a nine. At 21, I think you have to go now.”
THE FUTURE OF HARRY KANE
Tottenham fans don’t want it to happen, but heading into the summer, they are at serious risk of losing their star man, Harry Kane – Manchester United are thought to be preparing an offer.
If he does leave, then it makes things very problematic for Daniel Levy and trying to find a replacement, especially with Fabio Paratici currently banned.
Of course, someone like Gimenez can’t be the answer because you are swapping a proven and consistent performer for an unknown quantity.
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