Raul Jimenez Transfer Odds

Manchester United have been heavily linked with Raul Jiminez over the past year as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer searches for a new striker the club has been lacking since the departure of Romelu Lukaku last summer.

Reports of a £60m move have been tossed around for the Mexican, however, Portuguese outlet, RTP, claim the deal is edging closer. Although, the imminent move for Jadon Sancho seems to have stalled things, with that deal set to eradicate much of United's budget for this window.

The Red Devils have not been afraid to spend high on players in recent times, breaking transfer records for Harry Maguire, Paul Pogba and Lukaku himself. Plus, with the Sancho move looking promising, this once very likely deal has quickly faded.

United are now priced at 13/5 to price the Wolverhampton Wanderers striker to Manchester.

A report earlier this year from Spanish paper, AS, stated that Juventus were close to agreeing on a €80m fee for Jimenez. There is then the belief from over in Turin that the ageing Gonzalo Higuain and 35-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo don't have too many years left and a move from a 29-year-old primed Jimenez makes more sense.

Juventus have now moved to 10/11 to land the Mexican, not long after the Old Lady secured their ninth consecutive Serie A title. The club are certainly in need of a stronger striker and moving for one is their best bet at staying towards the top of both Europe and Italy.

It is a transfer that Jimenez will no doubt desire as well.

With Manchester City overturning their Champions League ban, their focus will be on trying to secure the trophy itself and building towards the competition for next season. To do this, no doubt they will require more depth, especially a striker with Sergio Aguero now 32 and as injury prone as ever.

One of the many teams to be linked with Jimenez, for this reason, was City. AS did state Wolves were worried about the idea that Pep Guardiola would put a bid in, but with the striker potentially moving to Italy, the fears have decreased significantly.

Since being linked, no further movement has been given towards the talisman, as the interest grows from rivals United instead. The odds of City signing Jimenez is now 16/1 on Paddy Power.

Liverpool are not exactly in need of a striker, given how much of their goalscoring success is through wingers Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, as Roberto Firmino plays his unusual, yet successful role down the middle.

However, with the prize money from the Premier League and the constant need to develop and progress to win more silverware, bidding for Jimenez makes a lot of sense.

The Wolves man has bagged eight more goals across the board than Firmino this campaign and will no doubt be an improvement in front of goal, should the Reds want to surpass City in that department.

Although, with United and Juventus needing a number nine more so, expect Liverpool's 8/1 price tag to stay the same or increase.

Barcelona are always on the lookout for the best talent, especially now there famous academy has stopped producing such legendary players. In truth, bar Ansu Fati, it as been a long time since we've seen a star forward make his way through the ranks at the Camp Nou and Barcelona have since turned more to buying forwards rather than producing them.

Now, bidding for an established man in Jimenez could be a positive step forward for the club, if they want to replace Luis Suarez and ease some of the pressure on top goalscorer, Lionel Messi and the struggling Antoine Greizmann.

However, given the club's almighty stature and how winning La Liga is a mere expectation rather than celebration, this one could be a little too weak for Barcelona. The likes of Lautaro Martinez are rumoured to be in the plans for the Spanish giants, and this is where the money is at for them, no doubt.

The club are now priced at 6/1 for the acquisition of the Wolves striker.

Similar to their Spanish rivals, Real Madrid will no doubt be looking a little further ahead than Jimenez for their striker option. Not just that, with Karim Benzema registering 21 goals this season in a campaign where he was the club's main man in winning La Liga, it's doubtful to see him losing his place anytime soon.

Benzema is 33 in December and moving for the Mexican who is 29, doesn't quite add up. Furthermore, with Martinez of Inter Milan also on the club's radar, plus Harry Kane, Jimenez might be seen as a last resort more than anything else.

To join the ranks at the Santiago Bernabeu, however, the Wolves man is priced at 7/1.