Real Madrid -legend Raul Gonzalez has one of the more curious coaching carrives. After a season with the Under-19S in the club, the legendary attacker is now in his sixth year with Real Madrid Castilla, an unusually long stint for most aspiring coaches.
And it was not due to lack of offers. On various occasions, the former club Schalke 04 approached him about a movement, just like German Giant Hamburg and reportedly even Bayer Leverkusen. He also interviewed the Villarreal Job last season, although Pacheta was eventually appointed.
At various of those occasions, Raul has rejected the chance to leave, apparently happy in the Spanish capital. Originally he had been given the hope to follow in the footsteps of Zinedine Zidane, and although President Florentino Perez has been happy to keep Raul at Castilla, it seems that he is no longer in consideration for the top job at the Santiago Bernabeu.
According to Diario As, Schalke Raul will approach again this summer, trying to return to the Bundesliga. They say that there is 'certainly optimism' in Gelsenkirchen that this could be the summer that they convince Raul to return to Germany. However, Madrid, which is established in Madrid, is that Raul does not think about his future and focuses on closing the season with Castilla first. After a tough start that Castilla had had in the relegation struggle, they are now eighth, only four points away from a play-off place.
After having a shortage of the play-offs twice, Raul may have tried Castilla in Leiden in Segunda after so many attempts. His willingness to continue in Valdebebas surprised many, and if he was not there, Los Blancos would probably have promoted Alvaro Arbeloa to his position. The latter has the favor of Perez and can be a candidate for the top track along the line, depending on how he does that at Castilla when he does that job.
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