{"id":1123685,"date":"2020-01-05T16:25:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1123685"},"modified":"2020-01-05T16:25:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:25:33","slug":"man-utd-transfer-news-raul-jimenez-solskjaer-espirito-santo","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/man-utd-transfer-news-raul-jimenez-solskjaer-espirito-santo\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd transfer news: Solskjaer and Espirito Santo respond to Raul Jiminez speculation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Nuno Espirito Santo have both responded to rumours linking Wolves striker Raul Jimenez with Manchester United.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Mexico international has become a key part of Espirito Santo&#8217;s side since their Premier League return last season, scoring 34 goals in 77 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could Jimenez move to United? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Jimenez has scored 34 goals in 77 Wolves appearances since joining from Benfica.<\/li>\n<li>17 of those goals have come this season alone, including nine in 11 Europa League appearances.<\/li>\n<li>His form has reportedly attracted the attention of Manchester United.<\/li>\n<li>Solskjaer has refused to be drawn on reports linking his club with the Mexican.<\/li>\n<li>But Espirito Santo as admitted &#8220;anything can happen&#8221; while the transfer window is open.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7462485\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nHalf of those goals have come this season alone and his form has seemingly alerted a number of high-profile clubs to his presence, including United &#8212; who missed out on Erling Braut Haaland to Borussia Dortmund earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>United played out a 0-0 draw with Wolves in the FA Cup third round on Saturday and when asked after the match about his stance on Jimenez, Solskjaer praised the striker&#8217;s ability but refused to be drawn on the rumours.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAnother good player being linked with us,&#8221; he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/man-utd-transfer-news-raul-jimenez-rumour-solskjaer-and-nuno-respond-a4326506.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;Loads of players are being linked with us. I can\u2019t comment on speculation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Espirito Santo, however, was a little more open about the rumours, maintaining he&#8217;s happy with Jimenez but admitting &#8220;anything can happen&#8221; as long as the transfer window is open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the first time I heard it. Ole didn\u2019t mention anything about that.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know Your Squad: \u2018Declan Rice?!\u2019 West Ham fans quizzed w\/Sophie Rose\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YZlOmvEbmrY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe transfer window is open. When it is open anything can happen. As managers, we have to be ready because anything can happen. We are very happy with Raul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd face a tough Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg clash with Manchester City on Tuesday, while Wolves host Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Nuno Espirito Santo have both responded to rumours linking Wolves striker Raul Jimenez with Manchester United. The Mexico international has become a key part of Espirito Santo&#8217;s side since their Premier League return last season, scoring 34 goals in 77 appearances across all competitions. Could Jimenez move to United? 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