Raul Jimenez returns to training with Wolves team-mates months after suffering serious skull fracture as Nuno Espirito Santo hopes to have his striker playing again this season
- Wolves striker Raul Jimenez has been allowed to train with his team-mates
- The Mexican suffered a fractured skull in the match at Arsenal last November
- He won't take part in any physical contact sessions but can train with a ball
- Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo is hopeful that he can play again in 2020-21
Raul Jimenez has been allowed to train with his team-mates again as he attempts to return to action for Wolves before the end of the campaign.
The Mexican, who suffered a fractured skull in the match at Arsenal last November, is not yet able to take part in physical contact sessions but has been cleared to do certain exercises with the ball as he continues his recovery.
Jimenez had a series of tests last week to track his progress and he will need more before he is cleared to participate fully in sessions, with Wolves remaining hopeful that he can play again in 2020-21.
![Raul Jimenez has been allowed to train with his Wolves team-mates as he steps up his recovery](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/03/09/20/40266046-9343897-image-a-6_1615323533286.jpg)
Raul Jimenez has been allowed to train with his Wolves team-mates as he steps up his recovery
![The Mexican striker has been out with a fractured skull since his injury at Arsenal in November](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/03/09/20/39809802-9343897-The_Mexican_striker_has_been_out_with_a_fractured_skull_since_hi-a-7_1615323539323.jpg)
The Mexican striker has been out with a fractured skull since his injury at Arsenal in November
The 29-year-old can join in with 'boxes' - where four players stand in a square while passing to each other and another player in the middle tries to intercept - and other possession drills, but cannot yet be involved in small-sided matches.
Manager Nuno Espirito Santo said: 'He's feeling well and good, and we decided that was the best step, together with the doctor, to integrate him into parts of the training session because working by yourself for many hours can become hard to handle, but we still have to wait.
'It's all about how he reacts to situations now, things that he didn't do before and how he reacts to different exercises.
'He will give us the right answers and the right timing to make any further decisions.'
![He's not able to take part in physical contact sessions but can do certain exercises with the ball](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/03/09/20/40266010-9343897-image-a-2_1615323467547.jpg)
He's not able to take part in physical contact sessions but can do certain exercises with the ball
![Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo is hopeful that Jimenez will play again this season](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/26/17/39810462-0-image-a-18_1614360923005.jpg)
Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo is hopeful that Jimenez will play again this season
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