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Raúl Jiménez has undergone surgery for a skull fracture after sustaining the injury in the Wolves’ win over Arsenal on Sunday.
The forward received lengthy treatment on the field after a nasty head butt with David Luiz at Emirates Stadium before being transferred to hospital. Wolves posted an update on Jiménez’s condition Monday morning, saying on his official website: “Raúl is comfortable after an operation last night, which he underwent in a London hospital.”
Wolves’ statement continued: “Since then he has seen his partner Daniela and is now resting. You will remain under observation for a few days while your recovery begins. The club would like to thank the Arsenal medical staff, the NHS paramedics, the hospital staff and the surgeons who, thanks to their skill and prompt response, were very helpful. The club asks that Raúl and his family now have a period of space and privacy, before further updates are provided in due course. “
Headway, the Brain Injury Association, has reiterated its call for concussion surrogates to be introduced into football after headshots. David Luiz was allowed to continue playing after bandaging his head before being substituted at half-time. Headway expressed his “anger and disappointment over soccer’s continuing failure to protect its players from concussion” in a statement and said his thoughts were with Jiménez and his family. But it was Luiz’s continued participation in the match that was the big concern for Luke Griggs, Headway’s deputy CEO.
Griggs said: “Too often in soccer we see players returning to the field after undergoing a concussion evaluation only to be removed a few minutes later when it is clear that they are in no condition to continue. That’s why we urgently need temporary concussion substitutes in soccer. You just can’t take chances with head injuries. One more blow to the head when you suffer a concussion could have serious consequences.
“The question that needs to be asked is, if the concussion substitute rule had been in place, would Luiz have been allowed to return to the field of play? Would that extra time in the treatment room have led to a different decision being made? The concussion protocol clearly states that “anyone with a suspected concussion should be immediately removed from the game,” while the sport continues to promote an “if in doubt, don’t do it” approach to head injuries.
“Over and over again we see that this rhetoric is not borne out by actions on the field. Something is wrong. This cannot be allowed to continue. How many warnings does football need? “
Arsenal insisted that they followed all the protocols, and Mikel Arteta said: “He responded very well to all of them. David wanted to continue, but at half-time we decided to take him out because he didn’t feel comfortable heading the ball ”.
