Wolves striker Raul Jimenez appears to be stepping up his recovery from injury ahead of the World Cup in Qatar.
The 31-year-old has flown to Spain to join up with the Mexico national team in Girona.
The nation has friendly games coming up against Iraq tonight, and then Sweden next Wednesday.
Wolves have permitted Jimenez to be with the national team, and it was reported that he will not be playing for the club before the World Cup.
He won’t feature against Leeds United tonight, nor the final Premier League game before the suspension against Arsenal on Saturday.
The Express & Star said earlier this week that Jimenez is set to fly back to England at the weekend.
But comments made by Mexico manager Tata Martino cast doubt on that.
He told reporters at a press conference that he expects Jimenez to play in the game against Sweden next week, according to Felipe Cardenas.
And last night, Gibran Araige shared video footage of Jimenez participating in a finishing drill.
He appears to be moving quite freely, suggesting that he has a good chance of playing in that game against Sweden.
His prospects of playing at the World Cup certainly seem much better than was being made out only a few weeks ago.
Martino will name his squad on November 14.
Raul Jimenez on course to play for Mexico at the World Cup, but it hasn’t been a good look for Wolves
It is very much looking like Jimenez is going to make the World Cup with Mexico.
The whole situation with Jimenez has been a weird one.
At the moment Wolves are obviously really struggling. Meanwhile, Jimenez has been spending a lot of time with the national team.
It is understandable that some Wolves fans are having a hard time accepting him being away from the club given the current predicament. It just hasn’t been a good look.
And this video of Jimenez seemingly looking sharp in a training drill is doing little to help.
The lack of clarity around the whole situation has not helped matters.