It appears that David Moyes, the manager of West Ham United, is prepared to let go of three players in order to raise the money necessary to bring in Santiago Gimenez in January.
David Moyes has reportedly been keeping a close eye on Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez, who is a top transfer target for West Ham in the January transfer window.
The latest rumor indicates that the Scottish manager is willing to go to considerable measures in order to secure the arrival of a premier center-forward at the London Stadium this winter, as the Hammers manager is obviously anxious to do.
According to a report from Football Insider, Moyes is ready to sell three important first-team players to bankroll a drive to sign the Mexican hitman.
To collect the necessary funds to wrest Gimenez from Feyenoord, the West Ham manager is prepared to part with Said Benrahma, Danny Ings, and Nayef Aguerd in January.
The 22-year-old is reportedly worth between £30 and £40 million, and with the Hammers in dire need of a center-forward, Moyes appears prepared to make a big investment to get the
West Ham is pursuing Gimenez, Santiago.
It will be profitable for us if the Hammers sign Gimenez and sell Benrahma, Ings, and Aguerd this month; naturally, this is assuming Moyes signs a center back to replace the Moroccan’s departure.
I think Gimenez would elevate us as a team to entirely new heights.
In his 22 games for Feyenoord this season, the 22-year-old has 20 goals and five assists (Transfermarkt).
Hammers connected In an April interview with Feyenoord.nl, Arne Slot called the Feyenoord forward “special,” and he couldn’t have been more accurate.
He is an excellent finisher, lightning fast, and very strong. The Mexican’s strength, aerial ability, and precise ball control give him every quality required to compete in the Premier League.
The greatest all-around striker that West Ham has been connected to recently is Santiago Gimenez, who would suit Moyes’s system well.
It is unclear, though, if the Hammers will be able to obtain the $30–40 million required to sign the 22-year-old forward during the January transfer window.