When an ageing Raul moved to Schalke 04 in 2010, fans couldn’t believe their luck.
That summer, Real Madrid veterans like Guti, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Raul were faced with two problems: the increasing influence of a new generation of Galacticos, and the ruthless plans of new boss Jose Mourinho — problems that forced them to find new homes.
And despite reported interest from Manchester United and the Middle East, Raul chose the coal-mining hotspot of Gelsenkirchen as his next destination.
Read at Planet Football.
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