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‘Must be fuming’: Wolves fans express concern over £30m ‘shadow’ after Southampton draw

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Wolves fans have taken to Twitter to express concern over Raul Jimenez’s form, following the 1-1 draw against Southampton on Monday night.

The Mexican failed to score against Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men, meaning that he has now registered a blank in his last three Premier League outings.

As SofaScore shows, the attacker had just one shot on target and failed to win a single aerial duel against the Saints. He also lost possession on ten occasions.

Jimenez’s last goal for the Midlands-based outfit came against Newcastle on October 25th, and while a three-game goal drought isn’t abysmal, we all know that the Wolves No.9 can do better.

After all, the ex-Benfica hitman – who cost Wolves £30 million – scored a remarkable 27 goals in all competitions last season, while also assisting ten more.

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Jimenez is a world-class centre-forward, who you would certainly expect to have more than four Premier League goals at this stage of the campaign.

Having said that, a few supporters below pay reference to a lack of service to the 29-year-old, which is perhaps why he’s struggling.

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In fairness, Nuno Espirito Santo also sold Matt Doherty and Diogo Jota over the summer, two creative players who helped Jimenez going forward.

Let’s see what the Wolves fans on Twitter have been saying about the Mexican…