Real Madrid Gives Green Light for Club Legend Raul to Join Villarreal

• Raul Gonzalez has emerged as the top candidate to take the reins at Villarreal
• The Real Madrid legend is considering the offer Villarreal has made him
• Villareal are in search of a new manager following the sacking of Quique Setien

Download the Sports Brief App Now to Stay Updated on Fresh Sports News!

Real Madrid and Raul Gonzalez are set to part ways with the club legend set to take up the vacant managerial role at Villareal after the La Ligaclub made an approach for him.

Villarreal sacked coach Quique Setien after a poor start to the season after amassing only one win and losing three of their opening four league games under the former Barcelonamanager.

According toFootball Espana, Raul and his entourage have already notified Real Madrid leaders of his intention to join Villarreal, and they have given the green light for him to become the coach of the Yellow Submarine.

Vinicius Jr: Ancelotti reveals return date for Real Madrid forward after latest injury

The Real Madrid Castilla coach is intrigued by the project that Villarreal offers him and it has nothing to do with other proposals he received in July and August.

Raul had previously turned down offers from Eintracht Frankfurt, Schalke 04, Espanyol and Leeds in order to continue with Real Madrid’s youth team before Villarreal’s approach.

Meanwhile, Raul has never hidden that he would like to coach the Real Madrid first team and would be open to returning to the club he calls home sometime in the future, MARCAreports.

Carlo Ancelotti is set to vacate his position as Los Blancos’ first-team manager at the end of the season, with the veteran Italian set to take over the Brazil national team job.

Raul has been touted as one of