Raul Jimenez WILL play again this season after surgery on horror head injury, confirms Wolves boss Nuno

WOLVES striker Raul Jimenez WILL play again this season after having surgery on his fractured skull, boss Nuno Espirito Santo confirmed.

The Mexican forward, 29, has been out of action since a horror head clash with David Luiz in November – with initial fears questioning whether he would ever play top flight football again.

The Portuguese gaffer said he was ‘totally confident’ he would be able to field his No9 again before the end of the campaign.

In response to being asked if Jimenez would feature this term, Nuno replied: “Totally confident, totally confident.

“For sure, the speed is the speed we need to follow. We need to be aware of the circumstances. Avoid any kind of contact.

“He has been able to participate in the initial part of the training sessions.

“Just being with his team-mates is a big help for him and for us.

“We are following the right protocols with no rush.

“Delighted he is getting better and better day by day. So it is fantastic for us.”

Wolves signed Willian Jose on loan from Real Sociedad in January to help fill the void up front as 18-year-old Fabio Silva found it hard to follow in Jimenez’s footsteps.

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Nuno added: “All the teams that have lost important players, have problems.

“But it is up to us to find solutions – some of them take some time because of the routines of the team and Raul is a special player.

“But I think we have been able to find the right way to improve our players so the absence of Raul is not so important and the squad have reacted well.”

Jimenez previously revealed he can’t recall the collision at the Emirates and that his girlfriend had to feed him in bed.

Wolves travel to struggling Newcastle on Saturday looking to continue their resurgence after taking ten points from the last 12 available in the Premier League.

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