The agent of Real Madrid
captain Raul has revealed how Chelsea made a £70 million offer for the
striker.
Gines Carvajal admits his 32-year-old client could leave the
Bernabeu at the end of his contract in 18 months, but had no such
thoughts when he was in his prime.
"Many English clubs asked in the past for Raul, but the only
formal proposal was the one of Chelsea," Carvajal told ESPN Soccernet.
"(Then Chelsea manager Claudio)
Ranieri wanted Makelele and Raul. So the same people of
Chelsea who negotiated for
Makelele made contact with me and Madrid.
"They offered €100 million (then a world record £70m), but Raul
didn't consider the offer because he just didn't think of leaving
Madrid.
"I believe that generally clubs know that Raul is the captain of
Madrid and, as it happens with players as (Manchester United winger Ryan) Giggs, they know
that there are not many options for them to change clubs."
