Wolves’ refusal to lend Raúl Jiménez to play with the Tri in the playoffs will have consequences and he will not be able to play against Watford
Raúl Jiménez missed the first qualifying matches of the Mexican National Team for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Although the Wolverhampton striker was called up by Gerardo Martino to face the first three commitments of the octagon of the CONCACAF, the attacker was unable to leave England in the face of health regulations applicable in Britain.
This refusal of the English club will have consequences for them and for the player since, according to a communiqué issued by the Mexican Football Federation, “the same will not be eligible to participate with his Club, during the window FIFA plus an additional 5 days “.
Under this scenario, Jimenez would not be available for the match against Watford for Date 4 of the Premier League. The match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 11 at 9:00 a.m. in Mexico City.
Jiménez will add to 10 months without being able to participate with the Mexican Selection. His last appearance with the Tri was on November 17, 2020 against Japan during the tour of Austria. On that occasion, the striker, who played 64 minutes, was in charge of opening the scoring in the 63rd minute.
Wolverhampton’s ‘9’ suffered a cranial fracture in late November 2020, so he was away from the tracks for nine months, until he reappeared on August 14 on the first day of the Premier League 2021/2022.
Because the evolution of Jiménez has been positive and has even participated in the 90 minutes of play of the three games played by the ‘Wolves’ in the season, Everything seemed to indicate that the striker would be back with the Mexican team, but the health measures taken by Britain in the face of the third wave of Covid-19 in Mexico, prevented him from traveling.
Faced with the impossibility of working under the orders of the “Tata”, Jiménez took advantage of the FIFA date to take a few days off with his family. The striker traveled to Venice, Italy and shared some images on his social media.
It will be until the FIFA date of October when another opportunity presents itself for Jiménez to return to the Mexican Selection. For now, Martino’s team has agreed two duels at the Estadio Azteca. Against Canada, October 7, and with Honduras, October 10; while it will close on the 13th with a visit to El Salvador.
Today, the Tri will end the September FIFA Date by competing in the Panama combined and hopes to add its third consecutive victory after winning in Jamaica and Costa Rica.