---
title: "Wolverhampton Wanderers: Raul Jimenez linked with move to Real Madrid"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolverhampton-wanderers-raul-jimenez-linked-with-move-to-real-madrid/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Uways Nisar"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-03-23T21:30:12Z"
modified: "2020-04-05T10:01:02Z"
---

# Wolverhampton Wanderers: Raul Jimenez linked with move to Real Madrid

**Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Raul Jimenez is a target for Real Madrid, according to [Don Balon](https://www.donbalon.com/futbol/laliga/estrella-real-madrid-cierra-objetivo-delantera).**

The [Spanish publication](https://www.donbalon.com/futbol/laliga/estrella-real-madrid-cierra-objetivo-delantera) are claiming that the head coach of the Spanish outfit believes Jimenez would be the perfect fit for Real’s system to complement Karim Benzema. It has also emerged that [Jimenez](https://www.donbalon.com/futbol/laliga/estrella-real-madrid-cierra-objetivo-delantera) would be happy to return to the capital of Spain, where he previously played for the club’s arch-rivals Atletico Madrid.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/THE-BREAKDOWN.png) The current transfer market has been [inflated](https://www.forbes.com/sites/grahamruthven/2019/08/10/inflated-transfer-market-is-giving-premier-league-kids-a-chance/) for a number of seasons now after Neymar moved to Paris Saint Germain for a whopping [£200m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40762417). Therefore, it would be hard for the club to replace such a valuable asset at a reasonable price.

Jimenez’s impact on Wolves’ season has been quite sensational with the forward having scored 22 goals in just 44 games across all competitions [(via Transfermarkt)](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raul-jimenez/leistungsdaten/spieler/206040). As a matter of fact, if you were to take away all of his attacking contributions during the side’s top-flight campaign, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side would be [21 points worse off](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raul-jimenez/leistungsdaten/spieler/206040) and be second from bottom in the [Premier League table](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table).

He’s proven to be an even bigger influence when you take a look at a number of the attacking and defensive statistics. The £45m-rated, [as per Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/raul-jimenez/leistungsdaten/spieler/206040), Mexico international has had the most shots, played the second-most key passes and committed the joint-third most fouls per game in the top flight, [as per WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/161/Show/England-Wolverhampton-Wanderers). It’s clear from the numbers that he is having an impact on both sides of the game, showing how important he is.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict.png)

As you can see, losing Jimenez really would be huge for Wolves. His impact on the club’s season to date has been amazing and to find a replacement for a reasonable price would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack in the current transfer market.

Wolves must do their best to retain the forward especially as they sit just [five points off the top four](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table). To compete at the top tier of European football, you really do need to keep your best players if you want to make a big impact.

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***Wolves fans, do you think Jimenez will leave the club at the end of the season? Let us know your thoughts below!***