Luiz Felipe Scolari says Raul could be the biggest problem at Real Madrid next season.
The former Brazil and Portugal coach believes Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo will get along together at Madrid - and the real problem will come from Raul and his influence inside the dressing room.
The ex-Chelsea manager declared: "The problem at Madrid will be Raul."
" Kaka and Ronaldo will become great friends, I have no doubt. But the problem is Madrid's Raul. He is already a veteran and is still the owner of the locker room. There is trouble for anyone he doesn’t like, including the coaches!"
Blackburn Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is weighing up a shock move for Real Madrid striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
He admits the £120,000-a- week wages the Dutchman, who is 33 next week, currently gets at the Bernabeu means it could be a long shot for Rovers.
But Allardyce has not shied away from signing big names before with Nicolas Anelka, JayJay Okocha and Youri Djorkaeff already on his CV.
He said: "The sort of salary he'd be on at Real Madrid may be beyond us."
"But perhaps he wants to come and play in England again and take less of a salary, then we'd be interested."
Liverpool want £35 million for want-away midfielder Xabi Alonso.
The Times says the Spain midfield player said his goodbyes to some members of the club's staff last night.
However, Real Madrid, with whom the player has been linked, have not yet made an official offer.
Alonso's relationship with Rafael Benítez has been troubled since the Liverpool manager began his pursuit of Gareth Barry last year. Although Benítez wants to keep the 27-year-old, there is a growing acceptance at Anfield that the player is likely to move to Real.
Real Madrid are offloading Javier Saviola to Benfica.
Saviola joined Madrid from Barcelona in 2007 but has been little more than a bit-part player at the Bernabeu, starting less than 20 league games during his two seasons at the club.
A statement on the Madrid website read: "The club want to thank the player and wish him the best of success in this new stage of his career."
Manchester United drove a hard-bargain with Real Madrid over the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Mail on Sunday says tomorrow morning, £80m will be deposited in United's bank accounts as Real Madrid transfer the full amount of the fee due for Portugal winger Ronaldo.
In a highly unusual move, Real sources have indicated that they could secure Ronaldo only if they paid the money immediately and in one instalment.
Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery is determined to find a way to Real Madrid this summer.
Powerbrokers at Bayern again declared Ribery not for sale yesterday, however, AS says the Frenchman was in Ibiza at the same time, meeting with agent Alain Miglaccio. The pair worked on plans of getting a move to Madrid this summer.
With preseason training beginning on July 1, Ribery and Miglaccio are expected to meet with Bayern this week for an update.
Interestingly, Bayern could be under pressure to sell the Frenchman in the next fortnight.
The German giants know Real are willing to pay £50 million for Ribery, but that offer could fall if the Frenchman fails to play in their first preseason friendly on July 10. Should Ribery not take the field, Real will know Bayern do intend to sell the player - and the game of bluff will be over.
Real Madrid will unveil Kaka as the first of their big summer signings on Tuesday.
The presentation will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu and kickoff at 9pm in front of 500 accredited media representatives and 50 television cameras representing stations from around the world.
The gates will be swung open and Real expect over 50,000 fans to attend the gala presentation. Kaka will also take a Q&A session with the media after his unveiling.
On Thursday former Valencia defender Raul Albiol will be presented before next Monday's big event - the unveiling of former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Marca said the French have yet to respond to Real's offer but last week Bernard Lacombe, adviser to Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas, told Marca that "nothing is impossible and if we receive a good offer we will not close the door to anyone."
Lyon's director of communication Olivier Blanc said merely that "the only news is Real Madrid contacted Olympique Lyon a few days ago to discuss Karim Benzema."
"Benzema and Olympique Lyon confirmed his initial desire is to stay another year with Lyon," Blanc said, adding that was also the club's preference.
Manchester United are also admirers of Benzema but Real have decided to swoop now given the reluctance of Valencia's new chairman Manuel Llorente to sell them Spain striker Villa.
Real chairman Florentino Perez, who has already landed Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka this summer for huge fees, has twice met with Benzema's agent Karim Djaziri, first in Madrid then Geneva, Marca reported last Wednesday as the chase hotted up.
As well as a cash deal, media reports in Spain say Real and Lyon could look at a part-exchange in the shape of either Real's Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar or his compatriot, winger Arjen Robben.
