Wolves: Lage wants new striker 'by this weekend' at Molineux

Wolverhampton Wanderers need to go ‘into the market pretty sharpish’ now that Raul Jimenez is injured, according to journalist Dean Jones.

Bruno Lage’s charges have endured a frustrating transfer window, adding just centre-back Nathan Collins from Burnley to their first-team squad at this moment in time.

Last season, Wolves finished in a respectable 10th position in the Premier League season despite scoring just 38 goals, the fourth-lowest tally in the top-flight.

A new striker was expected to arrive at Molineux as a result, especially following the departure of Fabio Silva, who has joined Anderlecht on a season-long loan.

However, the Midlands outfit have so far been unable to secure the signature of a new attacker and Jimenez’s fitness setback has intensified their problems in the final third of the pitch.

The Mexico international suffered a medial collateral ligament injury to his knee and a minor strain of his adductor during a pre-season victory over Besiktas, ruling him out for around two months.

That has left Wolves currently without a fit senior striker for the opening eight weeks or so of the upcoming campaign, something Lage will surely be eager to address.

Jones believes it’s ‘pretty clear’ the Wolves hierarchy need to get the chequebook out and bring in a new source of goals before their 2022/23 campaign gets underway.

He told GiveMeSport: “Wolves were already short of options before we got to this point, so Jimenez being out, and Silva being loaned out, leaves them with basically no one as a recognised striker.

“So, they’re going to have to get smart if they don’t replace him, but I think it’s pretty clear that Wolves are going to have to go into the market pretty sharpish now before the season starts to