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'We are talking about one of the best players in the WORLD': Wolves boss Bruno Lage heaps praise on 'top man' Raul Jimenez and insists the Mexican could play for Manchester City ahead of clash against the champions

Wolves boss Bruno Lage says he could imagine Raul Jimenez playing for Manchester City and has described the Mexican as 'one of the best players in the world'.

Jimenez joined Wolves initially on loan from Benfica in 2018 before making the move permanent a year later.

The 30-year-old has scored 51 goals to date for the West Midlands outfit, including three this season after returning to action at the start of the campaign following a career-threatening fractured skull suffered in November 2020.

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Wolves striker Raul Jimenez
The 30-year-old has scored 51 goals to date for the West Midlands outfit since joining in 2018

At his press conference ahead of Saturday's trip to Premier League leaders City, Lage - who was in charge at Benfica when they sold Jimenez to Wolves - was asked if he felt, in terms of all-round number nines, Jimenez could compete with the best in Europe or the world.