The departure of Jesus Jimenez had been doomed for several days now. On Monday, he announced that the picnican actually leaves the team after 3.5 years of play. The amount of the transfer has not been disclosed, but the Canadians probably paid $ 650,000. euro, because such a compensation clause was included in the contract of the 28-year-old.
Jesus Jimenez moves from Górnik Zabrze to Toronto FC
Górnik Zabrze informed via his social media about the departure of Jesus Jimenez, thanked him for 3.5 years of playing in his colors and prepared compilations of his best games.
“A football career is like a journey (…) I leave Górnik, but Górnik will be with me forever! @ J10Jimenez THANK YOU !!!. Thank you for the goals, for your assists, for everything you gave Górnik! at home! Good luck with @TorontoFC “- we read on Twitter of” Górników “.
The new club has also already welcomed the player on its channels. Toronto FC was founded in 2005 and, despite its short history, has already managed to celebrate many important successes. The club has, among others, seven Canadian championships, and in 2017 he managed to win the whole. Canadians also reached the finals of this competition twice in 2016 and 2019.
The Spaniard wrote a beautiful card in Górnik. Now he will play in the same club with the European champion
Jesus Jimenez moved to the Zabrze club in 2018 from CF Tavalera de la Reina and very quickly became not only the star of the entire league. In the second and third season at tier, he managed to score 12 goals each, and in the current campaign he has already scored eight goals and added four assists.
The Spaniard in the colors of Górnik Zabrze accumulated a total of 121 appearances, in which he scored 37 goals and served his partners 22 times with the last passes. The 28-year-old was involved with the new club until December 31, 2024, and the contract included an option to extend the cooperation for another 12 months.
Jimenez will find great company at Tornoto FC. The club is already home to Jozy Altidore, who is well known to fans in Europe, but the real star will join the squad only in the summer. Toronto agreed with the acquisition of Lorenzo Insignie, who is the captain of the Neapolitans and the star and the current European champion with the Italian national team. The winger is due to move overseas in July.
Source: Sport
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