Manchester United have been linked with a move for Wolves striker Raul Jimenez in the summer transfer window and now Mexico boss Gerard "Tata" Martino has backed the striker to make the switch to Old Trafford. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could look to improve his frontline even further.
Man Utd news: Raul Jimenez has been backed to make a transfer this summer (Image: GETTY)
"There are many forwards like [Marcus] Rashford, [Anthony] Martial and the boy who now plays as right-winger: [Mason] Greenwood but since Romelu Lukaku left I can't see a pure number nine like Raul.
"At Juventus, he will have more of a fight because [Cristiano] Ronaldo shares the inside of the pitch with whoever plays alongside him, with [Paulo] Dybala or with [Gonzalo] Higuain and maybe he has a tougher fight there."
Martino also thinks Jimenez would flourish at a bigger club as he already has that sort of experience.
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"We who see it from the outside, you [the journalist] and even me, always have the idea that a player has to aim for more and how good it would be for him to go to play for Manchester United," Martino said.
"For me, that at one point in my life I was in a very big club [Barcelona], and having lived a difficult year there, I say that you have to be convinced of the step you want to take and you have to analyse it from many places.
"And he has elements to analyse it because, although he has not been at Manchester United, he was at Atletico Madrid and he was at Benfica.
"And he has elements to put in the balance to decide what he wants from his life.
"Maybe he wants a bigger challenge because he feels that he is in good shape and has to take advantage of it, maybe he wants to stay in this place, maybe the options you read about are not real and do not exist.
"I think the best thing is for Raul to make the decision based on the analysis he makes and with the consensus of his family because, when it comes to enjoying, not only the player suffers and enjoy, but also the family do it."
Jimenez has been in superb form this season yet again for Wolves, netting 24 times and providing 10 assists in all competitions.
United return to action on Thursday evening when they take on Aston Villa (8.15pm) as they look to earn a top-four place and Champions League qualification.
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