Wolves boss Nuno upbeat on Raul Jimenez playing return

Football
5 Dec 2020 • 7:26 AM MYT
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Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo is confident of Raul Jimenez returning to football.

The Mexican international is recovering from surgery after fracturing his skull in a horror clash of heads with Arsenal's David Luiz six days ago

Asked if he thought the striker would return, Nuno said: “It's not the moment. Now our real concern is that he recovers totally. After that we will have time.

“Now if you ask me personally, put aside my wish and my desire, I want him back and I am positive he's going to come back . . . he's going to come back.

“In these situations, it has to do a lot with the evolution of the player, how he feels, but now I'm positive because the first days are so important."

He added: “This is what the doctor insists to me – the first days are crucial. He was really well taken care of on the pitch and during the journey in the ambulance.

“There was not even a moment when he was not being given oxygen so this is what determines the next steps to take. Now he is recovering, he is going back home, and after that we will see.

“What the medical team did was amazing – both teams, Arsenal's and ours. This is why we trust them and we thank them so much."