Tottenham Hotspur are intensifying their move to sign Feyenoord star Santiago Jimenez, with a second target reportedly set to move to Inter Milan.
Manager Ange Postecoglou, who lost Harry Kane to Bayern Munich in a big-money deal last summer, has mainly used Son Heung-min or Richarlison as a center forward this season. But Postecoglou hopes: tottenham Bringing in a new striker who can provide Richarlison’s competitiveness and cover would allow Son to focus solely on being a left-winger.
Tottenham are known to be fans of Brentford talisman Ivan Toney, who is now thought unlikely to sign for Arsenal.
However, Manchester United are rallying to win the race for Tony, forcing Tottenham to look elsewhere.
Director Postecoglou was deeply involved in the following: Jimenez In December and January, he moved further up the list of targets.
according to catch off sidePostecoglou has made signing Jimenez a “priority” in the upcoming summer transfer window.
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Spurs bosses are aware of this desire for a move and have consequently stepped up their pursuit of the Eredivisie hitman by opening negotiations with Feyenoord.
Spurs officials have held multiple rounds of negotiations with Feyenoord in an attempt to reach an agreement.
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So far, Spurs have fallen short of Feyenoord’s asking price of between 45 million and 60 million euros (approximately 39 million to 51.5 million pounds). However, we are confident that an agreement can be reached.
Jimenez would be a fantastic signing for Spurs, as he has established himself as one of the Netherlands’ most dangerous strikers since joining Feyenoord in July 2022.
He currently has an impressive record this season with 24 goals and 5 assists in 37 games.
However, Spurs must prepare for all eventualities and if they are unable to sign the 22-year-old, Genoa’s Albert Gudamson is your primary backup option.
Guðmundsson is an Icelandic international with 37 caps and has continued his form this term, scoring 13 goals and providing four assists in 30 games.
Genoa are aware that Gutmundsson is being pursued by a number of clubs and have set his price at a reasonable €25 million (approximately £21 million).
But Spurs are not the only major club keeping an eye on the 26-year-old attacker. catch off side He added that Inter Milan are in positive negotiations with Gudmundsson’s team and are close to finalizing a deal.
Inter are expected to enter into contract negotiations with Genoa in the coming weeks, meaning Spurs could miss out on Plan B.
If that happens, Postecoglou will likely push harder to trap Jimenez, the Spurs’ biggest target.
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