Wolves injury news: Raul Jimenez to undergo knee surgery in major blow to Cesar Peixoto

Wolverhampton Wanderers person announced that Raul Jimenez volition acquisition country connected a genu injury.

Last month, the 35-year-old was selected for an EFL Cup 3rd circular necktie against Everton, the nonsubjective being for the guardant to play 45 minutes earlier being withdrawn astatine fractional time.

However, Jimenez sustained a genu wounded during the archetypal fractional astatine the Hill Dickinson Stadium, subsequently ruling retired him of the Black Country derby versus West Bromwich Albion which followed.

Although Cesar Peixoto justified the determination to prime Jimenez and determination was anticipation that helium would instrumentality sooner alternatively than later, it was announced connected Wednesday nighttime that the nine fable would miss the remainder of 2026.

Wolves denote Jimenez country decision

In an update provided connected the club's authoritative website, manager of show Phil Hayward revealed that Jimenez had made small advancement from the wounded that was sustained 4 weeks ago.

He said: "Raul injured his near MCL against Everton, which was 4 weeks agone present and unluckily the wounded has not responded arsenic we expected, truthful we've decided that the champion happening is to person country to repair that ligament.

"Normally the ligament for a reasonably low-grade wounded would heal connected its own, nevertheless this has not responded arsenic we were expecting, and aft regularly scanning for the past 3 weeks, the ligament is not healing successful the anticipated way.

"We've consulted with respective genu specialists and decided the champion people of enactment is to determination to country to guarantee that we are backmost successful power of the clip frames and person a wide thought of erstwhile helium volition beryllium back.

"There is simply a information that we tin support waiting for things to amended by treating the genu conservatively (without surgery), but if that doesn't happen, past astatine that signifier we request to person country and discarded much time. So, he'll person the country connected Friday successful London, and past he'll person astir 3 months of rehabilitation earlier he's acceptable to play again.

"It’s evidently truly disappointing for each of us, but we request to look forward, get the country done and commencement the rehab process arsenic soon arsenic we tin to get him backmost connected the transportation helping the squad arsenic rapidly arsenic we can.

"After surgery, there's a play erstwhile you can't bash excessively overmuch whilst the archetypal coiled heals. It is reasonably straightforward country for an experienced genu surgeon – the ligament is reattached to the tibia and determination is nary reconstruction required. The archetypal 2 weeks he’ll beryllium moving connected the muscles to support the bulk, past aft 2 weeks, erstwhile done the archetypal post-operative phase, helium tin advancement the enactment successful the gym and excavation and commencement to physique towards full-weight bearing activities astatine astir 4 weeks.

"He's evidently truly disappointed, arsenic we each are. We each hoped that aft the archetypal scans helium would person been backmost beauteous quickly, but unluckily it's not responding astatine all. He's disappointed, but he's besides blessed that we've present got a program successful spot with existent clarity. We tin physique astir that and marque definite that we're getting him backmost successful the clip frame."

Jimenez wounded stroke leaves Wolves abbreviated successful attack

In 3 games since Jimenez's injury, Wolves person scored conscionable the 2 goals, and the extended lack for the Mexican leaves Peixoto with a large issue.

Adam Armstrong has conscionable 1 extremity successful 9 Championship appearances and does not look suited to the role, portion Peixoto is yet to spot immoderate religion successful Newcastle United loanee Sean Neave.

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