{"id":295891,"date":"2023-11-01T17:24:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=295891"},"modified":"2023-11-01T17:24:50","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T17:24:50","slug":"barcelona-and-real-madrid-set-to-battle-over-striker-santi-gimenez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/barcelona-and-real-madrid-set-to-battle-over-striker-santi-gimenez\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona and Real Madrid set to battle over striker Santi Gimenez"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Barcelona and Real Madrid set to battle over Santi Gimenez after Mexican striker scores 13 goals in 10 games for Feyenoord and draws Luis Suarez comparisons<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The 22-year-old scored a brace in a 3-1 win over Lazio in the Champions League<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Barcelona may however be forced to shelve the transfer due to financial issues\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Barcelona and Real Madrid will reportedly battle to sign the highly rated Feyenoord youngster Santi Gimenez after his incredible start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old Mexican striker has bagged 13 goals in just ten games in the Eredivisie and recently scored a brace in a 3-1 win over Lazio in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>His impressive form has attracted attention from the two Spanish giants and there have even been comparisons with former Ajax forward Luis Suarez.<\/p>\n<p>The Catalan club have reportedly been scouting Gimenez since he joined Feyenoord from Cruz Azul last year, according to Goal.<\/p>\n<p>But, with financial difficulties set to be an issue for Barcelona with the new stadium build and a deal already agreed to sign Athletico Paranaense forward Vitor Roque for an initial fee of\u00a0\u20ac30 million, the transfer could be shelved.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/16\/77277573-12698247-image-a-31_1698856196018.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Highly rated youngster Santi Gimenez has enjoyed a blistering start to the Eredivisie season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/15\/77275939-12698247-image-a-30_1698853552217.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Mexican striker has drawn comparisons to Luis Suarez who used to play for Ajax<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Feyenoord currently sit fourth in the Eredivisie after winning seven out of ten games.<\/p>\n<p>PSV sit first in the table on 30 points ahead of AZ Alkmaar, meanwhile Ajax still remain bottom of the table after a shocking start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>Ajax have won only one game so far this season, but they have only played eight times.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ajax and Feyenoord recently had their match abandoned in the 56th minute after home fans threw flares and fireworks when Ajax went 3-0 down at the\u00a0Johan Cruyff Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Both sets of players were led off the field by the referee, but police had to take action when furious Ajax fans tried to storm the stadium after the game had been abandoned.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12698247\/Barcelona-Real-Madrid-set-battle-Santi-Gimenez-Mexican-striker-scores-13-goals-10-games-Feyenoord-draws-Luis-Suarez-comparisons.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona and Real Madrid set to battle over Santi Gimenez after Mexican striker scores 13 goals in 10 games for Feyenoord and draws Luis Suarez comparisons The 22-year-old scored a brace in a 3-1 win over Lazio in the Champions League Barcelona&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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