CLOTET: GIMENEZ IS NO CHE

CHAMPIONSHIP
BIRMINGHAM boss Pep Clotet insists Alvaro Gimenez cannot be compared to Che Adams.
New striker Gimenez, a £1.4million summer buy from Almeria, struck on his full debut with a classy second-half lob to seal a 2-0 win against Barnsley.
The 28-year-old scored 20 goals in the Spanish Segunda Division last season and joined to fill the gap left by Adams.
But Clotet said: “He has big boots to fill. I’m not looking for Alvaro to be Che, I just want him to be Alvaro.
“He understands what British football is and has embraced it. He has been one of...

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