The Wolves throw away 40 million euros because Raúl Jiménez is their principal star
The Wolves spent 40 million euros in the last transfer window to get a suitable competitor for Raul Jimenez
For Raúl Jimenez to have a competitor on his position, the front office of Wolverhampton signed Fabio Silva from Porto last summer in exchange for 40 million euros, but after two months at the club and with only 40 minutes played, the forward was sent to play with the U23 of the English team. At the moment, it appears to be a totally unnecessary purchase.
Until 6 months ago, Raul Jimenez was the most expensive player in the history of Wolverhampton, since in 2018 they paid 38 million euros to Benfica for him. Now, the most expensive payment made for a player in the club's history is Fabio Silva. 40 million to be, so far, the shadow of the Mexican.
The English team is sixth in the Premier League with 13 points in seven games played. In the current season, Raul Jimenez has four goals scored. Such is the importance of the Mexican forward in the club that at the beginning of October, they have renewed his contract for one more year, until 2024.
On the side of the Portuguese Fabio Silva, as already mentioned, he arrived in the last transfer window in exchange for 40 million euros and has not scored goals. In Porto he said goodbye with three goals and two assists in 24 games played in the 2019-2020 season. Non-the-less, it must be mentioned that he is just 18 years old.
