Raúl Jiménez has insisted that he’s happy at Fulham and will continue to fight for the Premier League side.
The 33-year-old came off the bench in Fulham’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United in the opening game of the season.
Fox Sports Mexico had a chat with the striker and his comments are relayed by Marca. He opened up about the support he has received from Marco Silva since joining the club.
The Mexico international arrived at Fulham in July 2023 and signed a two-year deal, with an option for another year. He clocked in 1,629 minutes from 29 games in all competitions in his debut season for the London club.
After expressing disappointment over losing to the Red Devils, Jiménez hinted that he has no plans to leave Fulham at least this summer.
“It was a hard blow to lose in the last few minutes. It’s not easy to play at Old Trafford and compete like we did for the 90 minutes, but in the end it’s not the result we were looking for,” he said.
“Ever since I arrived here at Fulham, he [Silva] has passed that on to me, it’s something a player is always looking for. In the end I have this year, and maybe one more year, so I’m fine, happy, and I will continue to fight to play here.”
The former Wolverhampton Wanderers man was left out of the Mexico squad for the Copa América this summer. His situation at Fulham last season may have cost him a place in the national team.
El Tri were eliminated from the group stage and Jaime Lozano was shown the exit door. The player wasn’t pleased with Mexico’s performances and hopes to regain his place in the team for September’s international break.
“I’m open, I’m looking forward to being there, coming back and doing my bit as much as I can,” Jiménez explained.
“I was attentive to the friendly matches, the Copa América, supporting from the outside as it was my turn at the time, also enjoying my holidays, as I hadn’t had a long holiday for 15 years.
“It was difficult, hard, to see the national team that didn’t make it past the group stage, but we know there are good players, important players with whom we can get out of this slump.”
