The striker Raúl Jiménez could move from the Premier League to the Bundesliga, according to the British press.
Raúl Jiménez is currently playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League of England, where he has slowly made a place for himself in the team and has won the affection of the fans. He is participating in his fourth season with the British squad and although he seems happy there, it looks like he could soon have a new destination.
According to the English portal Football Fancast, the German Bayern Munich Germany has been inquiring about the player and has been following him in recent times, with the intention of adding him to its ranks in the next summer transfer window.
This came to light after speculation began about FC Barcelona‘s possible interest in Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, who currently plays for the Teutonic club. Should the Pole leave for LaLiga with the team, Raúl Jiménez would replace him.
Neither Bayern, nor Wolves, much less Raúl Jiménez have spoken out about this series of rumors. Meanwhile, the Aztec striker is still under contract with Wolverhampton until 2024. Lewandowski, who has admitted that he wants to look for new horizons, turned down Bayern Munich’s offer to renew his contract.
Raúl Jiménez’s Trajectory
If Jiménez’s move to Bayern Munich were to become a reality, it would be the fourth European club for the Mexican and the fifth in his career. Raúl began his soccer career with Club América in Liga MX, where he won two titles. After achieving success in Aztec soccer, he emigrated to the Old Continent in 2014 when he was acquired by Atlético de Madrid, with whom he won a Spanish Super Cup.
He only spent one year with the Spanish side, as in 2015 it was announced his arrival at Benfica of Portugal. His best period in European soccer was spent with the Portuguese side, where he was champion of the Primeira Liga (2016 and 2017), League Cup (2016 and 2017) and Portuguese Super Cup (2016 and 2017). He came to the Wolves in 2018 and has since played 140 games. In that number of games he has scored 54 goals and also recorded 22 assists.
For the current season, he has played 28 games, scoring six goals and providing three assists. The Mexican national team player has participated in 94 matches with “El Tri” since he made his debut on January 31, 2013 and has scored a total of 30 goals with the national team.