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Milan has secured the switch of Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord, with the Mexican striker set to reach in Italy on Saturday for his medical checks and contract signing. This long-awaited switch comes after intense negotiations, with the Rossoneri elevating their bid to €35 million plus bonuses to finalize the deal.
The transfer marks a major addition to Milan’s attacking lineup, because the 23-year-old ahead will be a part of his USMNT rival, Christian Pulisic, at San Siro. With Alvaro Morata’s departure to Galatasaray within the works, Gimenez is predicted to convey recent firepower to the Rossoneri. Nonetheless, a key query stays: will he be obtainable for Milan’s essential Derby della Madonnina in opposition to Inter?
Milan’s lengthy pursuit of Gimenez ends in success
Milan’s pursuit of Gimenez has been a high precedence within the January switch window. With their strikers struggling for consistency, the membership intensified efforts up to now few days to safe a dependable objective scorer.
After preliminary hurdles in matching Feyenoord’s valuation, Milan efficiently reached an settlement on Friday. A number of sources together with Fabrizio Romano andSky Italia each confirmed that the Dutch membership has given the inexperienced gentle for the switch, permitting the participant to journey to Italy to finish the ultimate formalities.
The Mexican ahead, who additionally holds an Italian passport, will quickly be formally unveiled as a Milan participant. His arrival is seen as a assertion of intent by the Rossoneri, who want to bolster their squad for each Serie A and the Champions League knockout play-offs—the place, coincidentally, they may face Feyenoord, Gimenez’s now former membership.
When will Gimenez make his Milan debut?
Whereas followers are wanting to see Gimenez in motion, the timing of his debut will rely on just a few components. Corriere dello Sport states that the Mexican star may theoretically play in opposition to Inter within the Milan Derby, however provided that his registration is accomplished by 6:00 PM Italian time on Saturday—a strict deadline required by league rules. Nonetheless, this situation is unimaginable, as Milan has scheduled his medicals for Sunday, making his participation within the derby nearly unimaginable.
As a substitute, sources similar to Milan Information and journalist Nico Schira report that Gimenez will attend the sport at San Siro to help his new teammates from the stands. Which means the Pink and Blacks’ followers should wait just a little longer earlier than seeing their new striker in motion. Thus, the 23-year-old may very well be obtainable as early as subsequent Wednesday for the Coppa Italiaconflict in opposition to Roma, supplied he passes his medical checks and is deemed match-fit.
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