Real Madrid’s rival is close to securing Raúl González Blanco as its manager.
The departures continue to occur at Real Madrid, with Raúl González Blanco becoming the next legend to leave. Having managed Castilla for several seasons, Raúl made the decision to end his time at Real Madrid. Leaving behind a solid foundation of youth players at Castilla, Raúl now seeks to continue his career outside of Real Madrid.
While he didn’t have a specific destination at the time of announcing his departure, one has emerged in recent days. RB Leipzig is the team that has shown the most interest in having Raúl as its manager for next season. After failing to sign Cesc Fàbregas, Leipzig decided to make contact with Raúl.
Although Raúl isn’t the only option Leipzig is interested in, he is the most important and, above all, the most experienced. Having faced Real Madrid last season, Leipzig is quite clear about the club’s level of achievement across all categories.
Raúl’s New Destination
After ending his legendary playing career in 2015, Raúl began his coaching career. Arriving at Real Madrid’s youth system in 2018, Raúl made the leap to Castilla just a year later. This remarkable progress demonstrated Real Madrid’s confidence in leaving the development of its young players to one of its legends.
Having managed Castilla for six seasons, Raúl managed to develop several young talents who have already made the leap to the elite. However, with the arrival of Xabi as Real Madrid’s new coach, Raúl saw his dream of managing the first team as impossible.
Because of this, Raúl opted to gain experience outside of Real Madrid so that, in the future, he could return as an established coach. Leipzig, which showed some impressive results last season, could benefit from Raúl’s experience.
Raúl’s European Adventure
Demonstrating his potential as a coach, Raúl is ready to begin his development at the elite level of European football. With his goal of returning to Real Madrid clear, Raúl knows that if he succeeds at Leipzig, his dream would be close to becoming a reality.
