Raul Jimenez will miss the start of the season after suffering a knee injury that leaves Wolves without a senior centre-forward ahead of their opening Premier League game at Leeds next Saturday.
The Mexican damaged medial ligaments during Wolves’ recent friendly against Besiktas and will be absent for ‘a number of weeks’. Earlier this month, Wolves allowed back-up forward Fabio Silva to join Anderlecht on loan for the season.
Wolves have made just one senior signing – defender Nathan Collins from Burnley – this summer, and Jimenez’s injury increases the pressure on the club’s recruitment team to bring in a new forward in this transfer window.