The 20-year-old frontman is desperate to kickstart his career elsewhere after a forgettable year in Italy and Benfica have already agreed to take him on-loan for the remainder of the current campaign – if they can offload Jimenez.
Benfica need to make cuts to their budget and, according to Record, cannot afford to bring the former Santos man in without first making a sale. Gabigol has found game-time almost impossible at the San Siro and, under new boss Luciano Spalletti, faces another bleak winter if he remains with the Nerrazzuri.
The radio station say both West Ham and Everton hold an interest in Jimenez, but must act quickly with just a couple of days left in the summer transfer window.
The Talksport article was one of two stories linked on the official West Ham site WHUFC.com site yesterday in their media watch feature, the other story was a Mirror piece on William Carvalho