Raúl Jiménez’s return with Fulham is getting closer and closer and this Friday the team’s coach gave good news regarding the Mexican striker who would be returning to action possibly next week when they face Tottenham in the Premier League.
This was stated by Marco Silva, technical director of the Cottagers prior to this Saturday’s match for the English championship in which they will face Wolverhampton for matchday 28 of the local tournament and for which the Mexican would not yet be fully recovered.
“Raúl has been present in training. This game comes very soon for him, but next week he will be back completely.”said Marco Silva in relation to the Mexican forward who is one of the team’s top scorers with five goals tied with Rodrigo Muniz and Bobby Reid.
Raúl Jiménez, 32 years old, has missed the last six matches of the Fulham in the current Premier League season due to some hamstring problems that he suffered at the beginning of 2024 when he was going through a good offensive moment.
During the Mexican’s absence, Fulham has managed to achieve good results and While their absence has lasted, they have achieved three victories, two draws and only one defeat.. In this way, Raúl Jiménez’s team is in 12th place in the standings with 35 points.
The last time the forward was on the field was on January 30 in the goalless draw against Everton. The Mexican has played 19 games in the Premier League, in addition to four in the League Cup and one more in the FA Cup.
Good news for El Tri
The imminent return of Raúl Jiménez to the playing fields with Fulham It is great news for the Mexican National Team which is preparing to play this month in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League against Panama in search of a ticket to the final of the tournament.
The Mexican coach, Jaime Lozano included the experienced forward in his shortlist with the hope that he can arrive on time for his commitments taking into account that he has become a regular in El Tri’s calls.
At first it was speculated that Raúl Jiménez could miss this call with the Aztec team since the English team at the time had not given certainty about the time that the player would miss due to his hamstring problems. However, with his return close at hand, he could be present in the duel they will play against the Panamanians in two weeks in Texas.
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