WOLVES BLOW: Raul Jimenez Heads for Knee Surgery, Out Until January...

Raul Jimenez, Wolves' 35-year-old striker, will undergo left knee surgery this week after his medial collateral ligament injury—sustained during a Carabao Cup loss at Everton in mid-September—failed to heal with conservative treatment. The club initially hoped rest would resolve the damage, but three weeks of scans showed the ligament wasn't mending as expected. Jimenez faces roughly three months of rehabilitation and won't return until January, a significant blow to Wolves' attacking depth during the final months of the calendar year.