Jimenez Mexico move edges closer as Wolves target Molineux return
jimenez mexico is back in the transfer frame because Wolves are in advanced talks to bring Raúl Jiménez to Molineux before his Fulham contract expires at the end of the month. The Mexico striker is close to agreeing terms, with Rob Edwards’ side in pole position to finish the move.
Jiménez and Molineux
Jiménez spent five years at Molineux, including a season-long loan in 2018/19, and left a clear mark on Wolves’ recent attack. He scored 40 Premier League goals for the club and added 18 assists, numbers that explain why a return is being pushed so hard now.
For Wolves, the appeal is straightforward: a player who already knows the club, the stadium and the demands of Premier League football could be available without waiting for the kind of long transfer chase that normally slows business down. For Jiménez, the timing sits around his own club situation, with Fulham’s contract clock running out at the end of the month.
Fulham and Mexico
That timing also lands while he is preparing for Mexico’s World Cup opener against South Africa on Thursday night. The international schedule leaves little room for drift on his next club decision, and Wolves have moved early enough to be in front when the contract expires.
The broader transfer picture around Wolves has already shifted this summer, with Kieran Trippier joining after leaving Newcastle United at the end of the season and signing a two-year deal under Edwards. Jiménez would add a different kind of experience, one built over a five-year spell rather than a short-term stop.
Wolves squad changes
Other clubs are also moving pieces around the market, but the Jiménez story is the one with the clearest connection to Wolves’ immediate plans. Blackburn Rovers appointed Tony Mowbray as head coach, Derby County must battle West Ham United for Bobby Clark, and Luca Koleosho is on the radar of Fiorentina and Bologna, yet none of that changes the main point at Molineux: Wolves want a proven former striker back, and they are close to getting one.
If the talks finish as expected, Wolves would be adding a player who already delivered 40 Premier League goals and 18 assists for them, not a fresh project. That is the deal in front of both sides now, with the contract expiry at Fulham giving the move a clear deadline before the month ends.
