Wolves striker Raul Jimenez has been allowed to skip the club's preseason tour of China.

Jimenez was named the Gold Cup's Player of the Tournament after helping Mexico clinch the title with a win over the USA.

"Raul and (Romain) Saiss will not go to China and they will be here on July 22," said Nuno ahead of Wolves' friendly with Newcastle on July 17, live on Sky Sports Premier League.

"For Raul, you look at last season and he had a different season than the previous three seasons [playing more].

"We have to realise what we are going to do. It would be a big mistake to force him and not give him enough time, not to completely recover, but to rest. It's important.

"We keep the same the programme for every player. Every player involved in their national team, the day after they finish, they have two weeks off."