Dave Edwards: Raul Jimenez will be the perfect fit for Wolves

Read the latest Wolves column from Dave Edwards.

Whenever you sign a player in their mid-30s, there's always going to be a question mark over whether they have run their race already.

But I think what Raul Jimenez has showed over the last few weeks in the World Cup is that he's undoubtedly got a huge passion to still play at the very top.

He's more than capable of scoring three goals in four games, leading the line in massive fixtures and dealing with the pressure to deliver on the big stage.

For Wolves in the Championship to get that deal done early in the summer was unbelievable business because there'd be a several clubs all over Europe, America or Saudi Arabia that would be interested in signing him now.

Even off the back of this tournament I think Jimenez would still have chosen Wolves because it's such a special club to him, but his performances have been incredible and there would have been some other clubs at the table.

When looking at how he’ll fit into Wolves’ team next season, I initially thought he might be a bit more of a bit-part player when he first signed, supplementing another striker, but he's shown me that he is not just going to be wearing the number nine, but he's going to be playing like a number nine as well.

If Cesar Peixoto goes with his familiar 4-2-3-1 formation, then Jimenez can lead that line and Wolves will need to add some quick wingers around him.

Against Championship defenders Jimenez will have more space and a lot of joy with his world class movement.

We saw for the chances against England how he will drift off the centre-back's shoulders and then dart in front and he came so close to scoring with some of those chances, before he took his penalty well.

There’s lots of really good signs that Jimenez will go and score a bag full of goals next season for Wolves.

On top of that, the Wolves fans absolutely love him after he took the club to a different dimension in his first spell.

His horrific head injured hindered his progress in his best years but he stuck with Wolves and still gave absolutely everything.

It was an injury that defied medical logic really, he shouldn't have come back playing after that, but he has gone on to do so well with Fulham and Mexico scoring plenty of goals.

He has an elite mentality that will rub off in a positive way on the younger players and the other squad players and he will show people how to play at the very top of the game.

Hopefully he will play a big part in leading Wolves into a fresh era.

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