Raul wants to play in the Liverpool
10/4/2007 J.M. Pinochet
Raul always has wanted to play in the Premier Photo: Fotomontaje
The forward and Real Madrid could have very advanced an agreement to terminate their contract.
Raul practically has it determined. The next season wants to play in England and, if it can be, in the Liverpool. The white captain and Real Madrid have very advanced an agreement to terminate the contract, that expires in the 2010, to end of the present campaign, at sight of the great remodeling of the group which he has in mind the president, Ramon Calderón.
Rafa Benítez, Spanish trainer of the Liverpool, is hoping to him with the open arms and is its main defender before the new proprietors of the English equipment, the American multmillonarios George Gillette and Tom Hicks. These want to harness the group network to be able to compete in equality of conditions in the Premier League in front of the Chelsea and the Manchester United and are arranged to put much money on the table.
Raul, who already has been 13 years in the first madridista equipment, considers that its white stage has touched to its aim and its pretension always has been to play in English soccer before retiring. Its representative, Ginés Carvajal, of declared in the tabloide `News the World' that “if Raul must leave Real Madrid, its destiny only will choose he. And it will have it very easy: to him it likes much England”.
Of this form, Carvajal not only reveals the possible destiny of the madridista captain, but that also closes all possibility to that the player is transferred by Real Madrid. Raul always has declared that never will be problem for club and that, if someday it sees that it exceeds, will be first in taking the first step. That yes, the forward only puts a condition, that considers that it has gained throughout his successful trajectory in Madrid: its exit will have to take place with the freedom letter and thus to be able to freely negotiate its future with the equipment that interests to him more.
The possible exit of Raul, although is to cost zero, is to the the liking of the Real Madrid, that considers the card of the captain excessive (12 million gross euros to the year) considering that every year has less specific weight in the equipment. In addition, they think about the board of directors that if is able to get rid of the forward they will be able to remove from above with greater facility to other soccer players, like Cassano, Cannavaro, Emerson and Salgado, among others.
A source near Ramon Calderón revealed that “the president is preparing an important remodeling in Real Madrid, with the objective of rejuvenecer the group with new talents”.
In addition, if Real Madrid is able to gain Liga, they could grant to Raul a triunfal exit and if no, they will have the arguments necessary before the liking to justify its exit.