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West Bromwich Albion attacker Filip Krovinovic comments on Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Raul Jimenez

West Bromwich Albion new signing Filip Krovinovic and Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Raul Jimenez played together at Benfica before.

Filip Krovinovic of SL Benfica in action during the Liga NOS match between SL Benfica and CD Nacional at Estadio da Luz on February 10, 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal.

West Bromwich Albion forward Filip Krovinovic has admitted to the Guardian that he is a big fan of Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Raul Jimenez.

Jimenez and Krovinovic were both teammates at Benfica earlier in their careers, and now are both playing in England.

While Krovinovic is hoping to make a name for himself at West Brom, Jimenez has already done so at Wolves.

And West Brom’s Croatian forward has spoken highly of the Wolves front man.

“He is a very good guy, a hard worker. I saw that he was destroying it last year and that Wolverhampton bought him for big money,” he said.

“When I was playing, he was most of the time entering off the bench for 10 or 15 minutes because we played normally only with one striker. But every time when he entered the pitch, he did something, an assist or a goal.”

Jimenez had a wonderful first season in English football with Wolves last term.

Raul Jimenez of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates after scoring a goal to make it 1-3 during the UEFA Europa League Second Qualifying round 2nd Leg match between Crusaders and...

The Mexican striker’s move to Molineux was made permanent over the summer, and he is set to play a key role for Nuno’s side.

Krovinovic will be aiming to make a similar impact at West Brom this season.

Krovinovic has made four appearances for the Baggies so far, claiming one assist.

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