Wolverhampton Wanderers have completed their first signing of the summer, securing SL Benfica forward Raúl Jiménez on a one-year loan deal, the club has confirmed.
The Midlands-based outfit released the news by means of their official Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon:
We are delighted to confirm that @Raul_Jimenez9 has joined Wolves on a season-long loan from @SLBenfica. #BienvenidoRaúl
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— Wolves (@Wolves) June 12, 2018
Nuno Espirito Santo has brought the 27-year-old Mexico international to the Molineux as he attempts to keep Wolves in the Premier League for the first time since the 2010-11 season.
Jiménez is a dangerous talent going forward, and has scored 14 goals during his 62 appearances for Mexico.
The 27-year-old was also selected to their World Cup squad for this summer’s tournament.
OPINION
Nuno Espirito Santo has wasted no time to bring in a quality talent, that greatly helps his chances of keeping Wolves up next season. Jiménez is a natural threat going forward, during his 120 appearances for Benfica the Mexico international scored 31 goals, and assisted a further 15. The winning mentality and attacking presence brought with the 27-year-old will greatly help the Championship winners. Jiménez has 22 Champions League appearances, as well as winning the Portuguese Cup, Portuguese League Cup and Portuguese Super Cup during his time in Portugal. This experience could become crucial to Wolves success or failure next season, but his acquisition certainly represents a change in Wolverhampton’s fortunes. It seems that Wolves’ chances of Premier League survival just got a whole lot better. The 27-year-old also boasts an Olympic gold medal after he won the 2012 tournament in London, which further adds to the notion that he is a natural winner.