Arsenal are leading the race to sign Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez, despite strong interest from Tottenham, according to reports.
It’s no secret that the Gunners will be after a new number nine in the summer. While Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah have their strengths, neither of them have been particularly prolific this season.
At times, Kai Havertz has also been used as a number nine, but he’s perhaps not seen as the clinical forward that can fire Arsenal to the league title.
The bulk of Arsenal’s goals this season have come from Bukayo Saka and in order to ease the scoring burden on the 22-year-old, a new striker is required.
Over the last few months, plenty of different options have been considered by Arsenal from Ivan Toney to Joshua Zirkzee.
However, according to the latest reports, the Gunners could go after Gimenez and snatch him away from Tottenham’s grasp in the process.
According to The Sun, Arsenal are ‘leading the race’ to sign Gimenez as they look to beat their north London rivals to his signature.
Gimenez is currently leading the Golden Boot race in the Eredivisie, having scored 21 goals in 29 appearances up until this point.
