Raúl Jiménez started for Fulham in their 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in the first game of this season and that’s been his only start in the Premier League so far.
The striker’s situation at Fulham didn’t impact his role with Mexico as he started in both matches earlier this month, playing 16 minutes for Fulham since the international break.
Jiménez’s restricted role has seen him linked with a move away from Fulham, mostly by the Mexican media, and 365Scores have an update on why Marco Silva hasn’t utilised him regularly.
They have found out from sources close to the 34-year-old that he’s ‘recovering from a muscle strain’ that he suffered while in action for the national team in September.
Therefore, Marco Silva has handed him less minutes in recent weeks as a precautionary measure, to ‘avoid injury’ and prevent Jiménez from ‘breaking down’.
The Mexico national team’s medical staff have ‘coordinated a physical training plan’ with Fulham to manage his workload. Jiménez knows that a muscle tear would ‘keep him out of rhythm for months’ and that won’t help him be at his best for the next World Cup.
The same sources have informed 365Scores that the Fulham player is expected to start a match in two weeks even though he’s now 100% fit.
Silva and the London club are managing Jiménez well to make sure he doesn’t suffer a serious setback.
