Hammers to appeal Jimenez work permit snub
The claim is made by The Sun, with the same paper also revealing the Hammers are set to pay Atletico Madrid a £1.4m fee for Jimenez’s season long loan deal.
Although the 24-year-old is a regular in the Mexican national team, new FIFA guidelines mean he does not automatically qualify for a UK work permit – and West Ham’s disappointed top brass are appealing to the Home Office in a bid to reverse this decision.
Jimenez has scored one goal in 28 games for Atletico. But his record of 39 goals in 102 games for Club America – and eight in 36 outings for Mexico – is enough to have turned heads at the Boleyn.