Nuno Espirito Santo says that the Wolves are in a position to act temporarily in the January removal window to compensate for the “terrible” absence of Raúl Jiménez.
Mexican striker Jimenez suffered a skull fracture after his clash with Arsenal defender David Luiz last month and no deadline has been set for the 29-year-old to return.
Portuguese teenager Fabio Silva scored his first goal after his record 35 million pound move from Porto in September, a penalty overdue in Monday’s 2–1 loss at Burnley, but Nuno says the Wolves are in a position to move when the move window opens on January 2.
“We are preparing,” Nuno said before Sunday’s match against Tottenham.
“There’s a day we both don’t communicate. The manager, the coaching staff, Scott (Sellars, general manager of technical football), both one and two days.
“Of course we have to rebalance our team, we still have a long season ahead of us. “
Jimenez’s loss, who scored 48 goals in two-and-a-half years at Molineux, was a blow to the Wolves and the effect on the team would be the equivalent of the loss of the Spurs from star striker Harry Kane.
“I’m not going to compare it, but I’d say Raul’s absence is very much for us,” Nuno said.
“We feel it and have felt it from the moment it happened. It is a blow because it is not just what he does on the field, but what it means to the team. “
“The confidence that the players have in him, the confidence that until the last minute will put him (the goal).
“I probably wouldn’t compare it to the other teams, but I admit that for us their absence is terrible. “
The wolves have lost three of their four games since Jimenez was injured on 29 November to fall to the back of the Premier League.
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