Santiago Gimenez of AC Milan celebrates after scoring to give the side a 1-0 lead during the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa Round of 16 match between AC Milan and US Lecce at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on September 23, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images)
The striker is not part of their plans for this term, and has probably already played his final game in the Rossoneri jersey.
This was made pretty evident by the fact the club announced its squad list on the Lega Serie A website, leaving some names out entirely.
They are Gimenez, Christopher Nkunku, Youssouf Fofana and Fikayo Tomori.
Gimenez cut from Milan squad
Milan rejected the opening offer from Porto of a loan with option to buy for €15m, becoming an obligation if certain conditions are met.
This is because they invested €30.2m plus add-ons to buy the Mexico international from Feyenoord in February 2025.
So even if his injury record has been disastrous in recent months, the club still believes it can get a better deal.
Multiple reports including Milan News, A Bola and more all confirm the negotiations are continuing, with both sides confident they can shake hands fairly soon.
“Santi is fine. They are in negotiations. FC Porto made an initial offer, which everyone knows Milan did not accept, but the negotiations continue,” Chaco Gimenez told Fox Sports Mexico.
“It is a great team, with a history of playing Mexican talent. I feel that this is a great opportunity. Many talk about Santi’s record with Milan, but they don’t say he was out injured for seven months.
“Porto coming for him at a moment like this is very good, and it means he did something great in the past. The most important thing is that he’s physically fit now, he hasn’t lost his hunger, he wants more and more.”