Raul Jimenez urged to join Man Utd over Juventus by Mexico boss
Jimenez might be heading away from Molineux within the new future (Image: Getty Photos)
Mexico boss Tata Martino says Wolves striker Raul Jimenez ought to transfer to Manchester United over Juventus as he would face much less competitors for the No.9 position at Previous Trafford.
Anthony Martial has made the transfer inside from the left-wing since Romelu Lukaku moved to Inter Milan final summer season.
Whereas the Frenchman has loved his most prolific season, scoring 15 Premier League targets, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remains to be believed to be looking out for a pure striker.
Jimenez is without doubt one of the names on the checklist after a powerful marketing campaign for Nuno Espirito Santo’s aspect and has been linked with strikes to a number of high European golf equipment.
Ought to the Mexican go away Wolves, his worldwide boss Martino believes he could battle to compete with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus and is best off turning into United’s foremost No.9.
‘Taking a look at it from the skin at this time I can’t see a specialist No.9 like Raul at United,’ Martino instructed ESPN.
‘There are numerous forwards like [Marcus] Rashford, [Anthony] Martial and the boy who now performs as a right-winger, [Mason] Greenwood, however since Romelu Lukaku left I can’t see a pure quantity 9 like Raul.
‘At Juventus he could have extra of a combat as a result of [Cristiano] Ronaldo shares the within of the pitch with whoever performs alongside him, with [Paulo] Dybala or with [Gonzalo] Higuain and perhaps he has a harder combat there.
Nevertheless, Martino, who additionally managed Barcelona for one season in 2013-14, warned his star striker that he must be ‘satisfied’ of his subsequent transfer if he strikes away from Molineux within the close to future.
‘We who see it from the skin, you [the journalist] and even me, all the time have the concept that a participant has to purpose for extra and the way good it might be for him to go to play for Manchester United,’ Martino added.
‘For me, that at one level in my life I used to be in a really massive membership [Barcelona], and having lived a tough yr there, I say that it’s important to be satisfied of the step you wish to take and it’s important to analyse it from many locations.
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‘And he has parts to analyse it as a result of, though he has not been at Manchester United, he was at Atletico Madrid and he was at Benfica, and he has parts to place within the steadiness to determine what he desires from his life.
‘Possibly he desires a much bigger problem as a result of he feels that he’s in good condition and has to benefit from it, perhaps he desires to remain on this place, perhaps the choices you examine will not be actual and don’t exist.
‘I believe the very best factor is for Raul to make the choice based mostly on the evaluation he makes and with the consensus of his household as a result of, relating to having fun with, not solely the participant suffers and luxuriate in, but additionally the household do it.’
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