The rumours about a transfer, the names of strikers, his guaranteed starting role at the beginning of the season, the zero goals scored, the injury that kept him sidelined for so long, and the operation explained by the man himself:
“The discomfort had already been with me before the Gold Cup; as a player, you tell yourself it’s nothing, that you have to carry on, but after every match the pain started to increase more and more, until it reached a point where it was really strong; I was a starter at Milan, my expectations were very high, and that’s when you begin to doubt whether to stop or continue. I decided to carry on, I took medication to play, until I reached a point where I could no longer go on, nor run, it hurt a lot. In that match against Atalanta,” Bebote told TUDN, “I took a double dose of medication; that’s when I decided to stop and, after tests and X-rays, the decision was to have surgery; you have the World Cup in the summer, so you consider every possible outcome. The decision I made was to have surgery, together with my family, and it was the best choice.” Now Santiago Giménez is ready to start again.
In two months
The heartfelt applause from San Siro when he came on against Torino must be a significant boost of confidence for the final two months. Yes, because it will be precisely these last two months that matter most for his future in the Rossoneri shirt. A large portion of the fans believe in Giménez’s revival, and Santiago himself believes in it too. What remains is to convince the club, which will, of course, base its decisions on what is seen on the pitch. Two months to reshape his destiny, two months to make everyone change their minds and to prove he deserves another chance. Otherwise, a transfer will follow, with a new striker (who will arrive regardless) ready to take that number 9 shirt that neither Giménez nor Füllkrug have (up to now) shown they can wear.
Source: Milan News
