Wolverhampton Wanderers have confirmed Raúl Jiménez has returned to training earlier this week.
The Mexico international last featured for the Premier League side towards the end of August and his participation in the 2022 World Cup still remains unclear.
According to TUDN, the Wolves striker is going through a crucial moment of his career since there is a decision make over his selection for the FIFA tournament in Qatar.
Having played secondary role in the previous two World Cups, the ex-Benfica man had high hopes of being a protagonist for El Tri in Qatar. He was enjoying a good form with Wolves, before he suffered a skull fracture in November 2020.
The 31-year-old had a chat TUDN, where he opened up about the challenges, he came across during his recovery from this injury.
“Everyone was always on the lookout for me. I woke up and had messages from all my teammates, coaches, everyone. All the people who are involved in the national team and the team here as well,” he said.
“At first, I remember that I had to hold on to the wall or hold on to someone because I was sort of going to the side.”
“Things like grabbing a glass of water that they were offering me, I was normal, but when I was close to taking it was with more caution in order to grab it. In the end, the doctors say that it is normal.”
The frontman has further detailed the ‘unorthodox’ experience he went through when he returned to training with Wolves.
“I was going to walk to the club for the first time after two weeks of being at home, and on the pitches, it is full of trees. And I feel like I am walking, I turn to see the trees and they are moving,” Jiménez explained.
The Mexican used Lionel Messi as an example to explain the treatment he received from his Wolves teammates.
“When I joined the group, I remember that the first weeks it was ‘no one can touch Raúl’, it was without contact, and I felt like Messi, with everyone getting out of my way,” he added.
“Almost at the end of the season, they gave me permission to have contact. It was very nice to come back and feel that emotion again and that friction with my teammates.”
“They didn’t let me head, but there came a time when they told me; ‘We’re going to start heading.’ First floated balls and there came a time when [they were] long passes and I remember that at first, I was kind of scared, but after the [first] one, I saw that nothing happened, and the others [were] normal.”
Jiménez wasn’t asked about the chances of him making it to the Mexico squad for the World Cup.
