Raúl González has made the decision to leave Real Madrid. After months of many rumors, the time has come and the Spanish coach of Castilla has communicated his intention to leave at the end of the current season. He will do so coinciding with the expiration of his contract on June 30, with the idea of finally taking a step forward in his career.
For a long time, it seemed that Raúl González would leave Real Madrid's reserve team at any moment to coach a higher-level team. He has been rejecting important offers in recent years, always hoping to see his work in the lower categories rewarded with a promotion to Santiago Bernabéu.
But Xabi Alonso's signing has changed everything and his decision is now final. He is tired of waiting and being the good boy in the story. He is leaving, and Florentino Pérez already knows it, abandoning ship after seven years on the benches of La Fábrica.
Raúl González has a new destination
After all these years at Real Madrid, he hasn't lacked offers. But he will return to a team familiar to him. Madrid-Barcelona has learned that his next club will be Schalke 04, working with the intention of bringing it back to the Bundesliga. This season it occupies the 14th position in Germany's Second Division and will take the Spaniard to try to turn around its delicate sporting situation.
It is an open secret in Valdebebas, with Raúl González having confirmed to several people in the youth academy his decision: "I'm going to Germany". And more specifically, he will go to Schalke 04, the club he went to when he ended his playing career at Real Madrid.
Florentino has already chosen Raúl's replacement
He has kept the plan on standby during these years until Raúl González made his departure official. But Florentino Pérez hasn't taken long to find him a replacement. Madrid-Barcelona can confirm that the next coach of Castilla will be Álvaro Arbeloa, moving up from Juvenil A, where he has done a great job.
A positive aspect of his promotion is the good relationship he keeps with the next first-team coach, Xabi Alonso. The idea is to strengthen Real Madrid's youth academy, and this can help in a very positive way. The plan is for both to work hand in hand, with the man from Tolosa being well informed of everything that happens in Castilla.