Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink insists Leeds United must invest in Premier League experience, and earmarked Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Raul Jimenez as a suitable option.
Jimenez is reportedly poised for the Molineux exit door, after scoring a Premier League record 40 goals in 124 appearances for Wolves. The Mexican international missed over nine months with a fractured skull between December 2020 and August 2021, and has failed to reach the same glorious heights since his injury.
The 31-year-old scored six goals in 34 league outings last term, and has starred in the Premier League just four times this season due to a hip injury.
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He featured for Mexico at the World Cup, despite not playing for Wolves for almost three months, and has started the last four games on the bench under Julen Lopetegui.
Jesse Marsch is yet to sign a single player from a Premier League club for Leeds, and Hasselbaink believes that must change during the January transfer window.
"I really like Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams, especially Adams. I think he gives Leeds a lot of stability. Aaronson is technically very good and brave but he's a bit light and needs to gain a few pounds," Hasselbaink told Betway.
The former Leeds striker added: "I still think Leeds need a few more signings but they have to be from the Premier League, with experience in the league to make sure they survive relegation.
"Leeds need a striker and apparently, Raul Jimenez has been allowed to leave Wolves so he could be an option. They also need another centre-half because that area of the pitch needs to be improved."
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