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Local Time: 5/9/2010 9:22:49 PM
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Sun, 5 Sep 2010 19:22:49
Raul exits Real Madrid as England remains option (26/7/2010)
Former Spain striker Raul has announced Monday his departure from Real Madrid after 18 years and claimed he could now make a move to England's Premier League.
The 33-year-old was expected to join German side Schalke on a two-year deal but Raul denied a deal had been done.
"I have had very deep discussions with Schalke but there are other teams that are also interested. My future lies in Germany or England," he said.
Raul scored 323 goals in 741 games for Real, and 44 goals in 102 Spain games.
That scoring record helped him become a legend at the Bernabeu club, which he joined in 1992 - making his first-team debut against Real Zaragoza in October 1994 at the age of 17.
If he opts against a move to the Bundesliga with Schalke, Tottenham and
Newcastle have been mooted as possible options for the veteran forward, while
Liverpool and Manchester United have also been mentioned as potential destinations for the Madrid idol.
"In a few days I will know whether I'll be going to the Bundesliga [or to England]," he told a press conference, also attended by president Florentino Perez and director general Jorge Valdano. |
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