The ‘war’ that Madrid proposed to Gerrard to sign him in 2010

Living legend of Liverpool and current coach of Glasgow Rangers, Steven Gerrard He has thought it opportune to let the football world know the interest that the Real Madrid He showed him numerous occasions. The first and least formal was made Raul, current coach of Castile. The second was in the year 2010 by the hand of Jose Mourinho, who would have approved the signing. The former of Liverpool has told his experience to 'The Greatest Game'.

If something is characterized by Real Madrid It is always to look for the best for your staff, and it is that a team with such worldwide impact needs the best. Therefore, they were on numerous occasions when the whites tested the one who at that time believed that it would bring good vibes to the team, and it was none other than Steven Gerrard Aware of the difficulty that required convincing the Liverpool, team in which the player militated, they tried to sign him by two people: the first one, Raul The second Jose Mourinho. “Jose Mourinho came for me approximately in 2010. When I look back you think “imagine playing for Real Madrid For a year or two, imagine playing for Mourinho in the Champions League with Real Madrid, an incredible experience. Real Madrid wanted me to provoke a war with Liverpool, and that is the only way in which that transfer would have occurred. ” On Raul says the Madrid player told him at the end of a game “Are you coming?”. “Are you coming?”. “I don't know if Raul was a proposal in conditions … but there was a flirting about it. It was nothing important.” Finally, the former player states that “It's true that a couple of times I was able to sign for Madrid, but in the end I resisted. I still regret one day of saying no.”