Horst Heldt: Raul Gonzalez will not leave Schalke during the summer- Bundesliga news
Schalke striker Raul Gonzalez has assured the fans of his stay in Germany during the summer amidst strong interest from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385.
Schalke officials had decided to leave the final decision with Raul and were pleased with the final verdict of the veteran. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652’s
current contract with the club is set to expire at the end of this season.
The 34-year-old helped his side into the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League last term and also guided them to DFB Pokal triumph. Schalke lost to Manchester United in the last four of the Champions League while defeated MSV Duisburg to clinch the German
Cup.
Raul mentioned that he never had any intention of leaving the club during the ongoing summers. The veteran claimed that there is no reason for him to even consider making a move away from Veltins Arena. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 international vowed to be at this
best during this year’s campaign and also urged his side to pick their game. The Spaniard, at the same time, wished to lead his side into the UEFA Champions League at the conclusion of the 2011/12 season.
While talking to a local website, the sporting director stated, "Raul's agent told me that his client does not want to go to Blackburn. He will stay at Schalke. Both our coach http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ralf-c30492 Rangnick and my colleague Peter Peters as well as myself have always stressed
that we did not want him to leave. We are pleased that Raul wants to contribute everything he can to make us a sporting success."
Raul has featured in both the games Schalke have played so far, against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfB-Stuttgart-c40879 and FC Koln. The striker scored his club’s fourth goal on the 59th minute mark in a 5-1 win over the Billy Goats at the weekend.
Schalke are currently sixth in the standings with three points and will next take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/1-FSV-Mainz-05-c38166 at Coface Arena on Sunday, August 21.
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