Raul Jimenez: Wolves striker injures knee and groin and faces spell out
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Jimenez scored Wolves' first goal in a 3-0 pre-season win over Besiktas before he suffered a knee and groin injury
Wolves striker Raul Jimenez will be out of action for a 'number of weeks' after injuring his knee and groin in a pre-season friendly.
Jimenez, 31, was withdrawn early in a 3-0 win over Besiktas after feeling discomfort to both areas on stretching for the ball.
The club said he had suffered a medial collateral ligament injury to his knee and a minor strain of his adductor
Wolves start their Premier League campaign against Leeds on 6 August.
"Neither injury is very serious but he is expected to be out for a number of weeks," Wolves' head of performance and medicine, Dr Rob Chakraverty revealed.
Jimenez was Wolves' top goalscorer last season with six goals in 34 league appearances.
The Molineux-based club are also without winger Chiquinho, who injured his anterior cruciate ligament during a behind-closed-doors friendly with Burnley earlier this month, while Fabio Silva is not an option to step in having joined Anderlecht on a season-long loan this summer.
Forward Hwang Hee-chan was absent from the win against Besiktas with a hip injury but he has resumed training this week.
Meanwhile, the club added that Adama Traore is "progressing well", the winger having picked up a hamstring injury before the team travelled to Spain for their pre-season tour.
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