Fulham’s Raúl Jiménez came close to joining Arsenal and Chelsea earlier in his career, according to journalist Burro van Rankin.
He made this claim to Caliente TV, and it was shared on their Instagram page, just hours after Van Rankin interviewed the striker.
Their caption read that they have revealed a ‘little-known secret’ that the Fulham man came close to moves to Arsenal and Chelsea.
Antena 2 in Mexico have also relayed the journalist’s latest claims and share more details on the 32-year-old’s failed moves to Arsenal and Chelsea.
The Mexico international arrived in England when Wolverhampton Wanderers signed him from Benfica in 2018.
Jiménez was the star at Molineux and his fine form saw him regularly linked to top clubs. He suffered a serious head injury against Arsenal in November 2020, this saw a lengthy layoff and difficult return to the game, and is given as the reason for his failed moves to the London clubs.
According to Van Rankin, this information was given to him by the Fulham frontman himself.
Since recovering from the head injury, Jiménez hasn’t regained his best form yet. He left Wolves for Marco Silva’s side last summer and has scored five goals from 25 matches this season.
