Raul Jimenez has released his first statement since undergoing surgery on a fractured skull.
The Wolves forward thanked fans for showing their support as he required an operation on the serious head injury he suffered during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat of Arsenal.
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Jimenez clashed heads with Gunners defender David Luiz and came off worse, requiring lengthy treatment on the pitch before being taken to hospital.
Wolves confirmed on Monday that Jimenez had fractured his skull and had undergone surgery, with the striker later posting a message of thanks.
“Thanks for your support messages,” wrote Jimenez. “I will be under observation and I hope to return to the pitch soon.”
While Jimenez had to be stretchered off the pitch, Luiz continued with only a bandaged head – although he was later withdrawn at half-time.
And the decision to allow Luiz to continue has been widely criticised over fears he may have suffered a concussion, which would not be noticeable in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
Former Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason, whose career was curtailed early due to a serious head injury suffered while playing for Hull, joined talkSPORT on Monday and laid into the concussion protocols having seen Luiz given permission to continue playing.
“I was quite upset to see something like that happen on a football pitch again, it’s very concerning,” Mason told talkSPORT host Jim White.
“It’s a real shame my incident didn’t change the perception; what is it really going to take for people to start realising this is something really, really serious?
“I’ll be honest, I was shocked David Luiz was allowed to play on.
“I’m not criticising the Arsenal doctor because there’s a protocol in place and I’m sure he’s followed that.
“But that protocol that is currently in place is not enough; it’s not enough just to have two or three minutes, it’s not enough.
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“I looked at that and thought immediately, neither of those players can play on. Sometimes you have to forget the protocol and have a bit of common sense.
“The game needs to change this rule. It’s pretty clear that five minutes on the side of the pitch while there is pressure to get the game restarted is not enough to see if someone is concussed or not.
“This current protocol we have in place isn’t okay and it’s dangerous.”
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