Santiago Giménez’s father: “FC Porto is a great opportunity for my son” | OneFootball

FC Porto remain interested in Santiago Giménez, according to the striker’s father. Speaking to FOX Sports, Christian Giménez, known as ‘Chaco’, discussed the negotiations between the Dragons and Milan over the Mexico international.

“Santi is doing well. They are in negotiations, FC Porto made an initial offer, which Milan did not accept. The talks are ongoing,” said Christian Giménez, better known as ‘Chaco’. He added: “It’s a great team, with a history of Mexican players.”

The former striker believes Porto’s interest could be a major opportunity for his son, despite the difficult season he has been through.

“I feel that everything is a great opportunity… It’s a great opportunity that comes at a time that isn’t so good, after the year he had, with the injuries. A lot of people talk about Santi’s statistics, but they don’t say that he was injured for seven months… That’s another issue that can’t be hidden either. But the reality is that a team like FC Porto coming after you at such a complex moment is something very good. That’s what I tell him: it’s because you must have done something well,” said Santiago’s father, who recalled the 25-year-old striker’s track record in European football.

Christian Giménez also highlighted the forward’s experience in European football and assured that the player remains determined to relaunch his career.

“I tell him: ‘This year was complicated, yes, but you’ve already been in Europe for four years. In the previous three years, you did something right for a team like FC Porto to trust you and come for you…’ We have to look at what was done well and what was done badly this year, but then life goes on and those of us who played football, who know what it’s like, know that a footballer’s career means being on top today and down tomorrow. A player wants to have balance all the time, but sometimes that isn’t possible. And this can help him rise again. The most important thing is for him to be physically well, and it gives me peace of mind to know that he hasn’t lost his hunger and that he wants more and more. And if he has to play for any team in order to succeed, then so be it. There is absolutely no problem in that sense,” he added.

Giménez reaches this point after an unproductive season at Milan, in which he scored just one goal in 18 matches. The player’s father explained the difficulties the forward faced and how injuries affected his continuity.

“Things happen in a player’s career. It wasn’t how he expected it to be. It hurts, of course it does. We have photos of him as a child in a Milan shirt… But things happened that were not pleasant from a sporting point of view. He already had a problem, but he was a starter and did not want to leave the team, he was Milan’s No. 9. And the injury kept getting worse… That was his commitment to his dream team. But when something like that happens, you don’t have the continuity you wanted and they’ve just signed a striker for 70 million euros… it’s difficult,” concluded Chaco Giménez, alluding to Gonçalo Ramos’s arrival at San Siro.

As A BOLA reported on Tuesday, Milan rejected FC Porto’s proposal for a loan with a purchase option set at 15 million euros. Following that decision, the blue-and-whites began looking for other solutions for the attack.

The possibility of the rossoneri changing their position, however, could put the Santiago Giménez deal back on Porto’s agenda.

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