According to AS, Raul has turned down the opportunity to manage Leeds United.
The 45-year-old was offered the chance to come to the Premier League and manage Leeds, but he has turned them down, and we can’t help but wonder if he has his eyes on a biger prize.
Indeed, in our view, current Castilla manager may have rejected Leeds due to his aspirations for the top job at the Santiago Bernabeu.
It has been reported over the past 24 hours that Carlo Ancelotti’s future in Madrid is uncertain, rumours are emerging that Ancelotti will go if his team don’t win the Club World Cup.
This does seem harsh, but Real Madrid aren’t exactly known for cutting their managers much slack.
Raul is a Real Madrid legend and has been touted as a future manager of the Spanish giants for a number of years.
As the current manager of Real Madrid Castilla, he has been grooming himself for the big role, and it is no secret that the club has a history of promoting managers from within. In recent years, ex-Castilla managers such as Zinedine Zidane and Santiago Solari have taken the reins of the senior team.
With the possibility of Ancelotti leaving, the door may be opening for Raul to take over the senior team, hence why he doesn’t want to commit himself to a club like Leeds at this moment in time.
Whether or not Ancelotti does go or if Raul is appointed remains to be seen, but the Los Blancos legend will surely want to be in a position to throw his hat into the ring if the opportunity does present itself, and joining Leeds at this point would hamper his chances of being promoted from within.
Raul is a Madrid legend and taking charge of Los Blancos is a huge opportunity, so rejecting Leeds for the chance of a shot at the Madrid job would make a lot of sense.
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