Santiago Gimenez has hit back at speculation suggesting he could leave AC Milan, insisting he does not want to ‘waste the opportunity’.
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Gimenez is preparing to play the last match of his season, the 2025 Gold Cup final with the Mexican national team against their bitter rivals, the United States. The match will be played tonight at 01:00 CEST (the early hours of the morning) and will crown the champion of Central and North America.
He was the big signing of the winter mercato as the Rossoneri paid €32m plus €3m in bonuses to snatch him from Feyenoord. Despite scoring six goals and adding three assists in a pretty dysfunctional side, there have been rumours that he could actually leave.
‘The idea is that I stay’
The reason for this is that Igli Tare has already announced Milan’s plan to invest in another striker. Nevertheless, Gimenez had his chance to respond to the talk of potentially departing in a pre-match press conference.
“I feel at home in Milan, I’m living a dream, I thank God for giving me the chance to be in such a big team as Milan,” he said (via MilanNews).
“I think there were a lot of rumours that I could leave, but I’m very happy there. I spoke with the management, with the coaching staff, and the idea is that I stay. I will try to show my best version, because I don’t want to waste an opportunity like this.”