After six seasons, Florentino Pérez has decided to end Raúl González's tenure as coach of Real Madrid Castilla. Madrid-Barcelona has found that the decision is made and will be announced when the current season ends. This will coincide with the expiration of his contract on June 30. A change is needed in the lower categories, starting from the highest available position, where Raúl will leave his post.
The plan is clear: Raúl González will finish this season leading Real Madrid Castilla despite the results not being good at all. After 18 matches, the Madrid reserve team is in a relegation position to Segunda Federación, having accumulated only 19 points. There's time ahead and it's hoped that the situation, which was unexpected months ago, can be turned around.
In any case, regardless of how the season ends, the decision has already been made: Raúl González will not be renewed. Florentino Pérez will give him full freedom to leave with offers from Spain and abroad. There will be a significant shuffle of coaches in the lower categories of Real Madrid, with Álvaro Arbeloa being the main beneficiary of these changes.
Madrid-Barcelona is in a position to confirm that Arbeloa is the president's choice to take charge of Castilla starting next season. He knows the youngest talents in the academy firsthand, being the coach of the Juvenil A team. He is seen as having the potential to reach Real Madrid's first team one day and his great work developing the youth is highlighted.
Álvaro Arbeloa is Florentino's Choice: Farewell to Raúl González
Florentino Pérez believes there is no better candidate than Arbeloa. Raúl's cycle has ended and he himself has requested to leave to continue growing as a coach. Now it will be the turn of Juvenil A coach, who feels more than capable of helping Castilla grow in the coming years.
Raúl has significant offers from Bundesliga, where he already played as a player after his time at Madrid, moving to Schalke 04. In recent years, he's had offers from Spain to coach LaLiga teams, such as Villarreal, but he is clear that, in the country, he would only sit on Santiago Bernabéu bench.
This wouldn't be the first offer Raúl receives from the Bundesliga. In 2021, Eintracht Frankfurt tried to sign him, receiving a negative reply, while a year later, Schalke 04 also made an attempt. Recently, Union Berlin contacted him, but he didn't want to leave Castilla hanging.
Now, when his contract ends, Raúl González will have full freedom to go wherever he wants. The decision has already been made at Real Madrid.