Raul linked with move to Anfield

transfer
By J Wade
June 5 2005

Spanish striker Raul has admitted he may be ready to leave his beloved Real Madrid, with Liverpool reported to be his likely destination.

Raul's place in the Real team has come under threat from former Liverpool striker Michael Owen.
 
The 27-year-old believes he has yet to peak, but has called on the Bernabeu club he joined in 1995 to tell him if he still has a future there.
 
"After 11 years here I want what is best for the club," Raul said.
 
"If at some time I have to sacrifice myself in order for the team to progress then I will do."
 
"If the club calls you up and says you have to go then as a player you have to be prepared to look for a way out that benefits everyone."
 
"If I listen to the polls in some papers, it looks as though I should leave now."
 
"I still feel useful to the club and believe I have not reached my peak, but I don't want to be in the way. All I want is for the club to be clear with me."
 
Owen joined Real from Liverpool last summer, while Raul's former strike partner Fernando Morientes made the switch to Anfield in a £6.3million deal in January.