Real Madrid midfielder Guti seems closer to leaving the Bernabeu
after admitting he would love to experience life in another country
- with Italy top of his wishlist.
Guti has had a troubled season with the Spanish giants and,
before last weekend's game against Real Mallorca, had not played
for over two months amid reports of a bust-up with coach Manuel
Pellegrini.
Both coach and player have always insisted his absence was
down to injury and Guti slammed journalists who suggested otherwise
during a tense press conference earlier this week.
The 33-year-old has spent his entire career at Madrid after
coming through their youth academy but admits that now could be
time for a change.
"I would like to end my contract at Real Madrid but it is
also true that I would love to be able to play for another team,"
Guti told Canal+.
"To be able to enjoy another culture, to be able to enjoy
another life, other team-mates, another league."
Barclays Premier League outfits Tottenham and Bolton have
been linked with the Spain international, whose contract is up at
the end of the season.
Inter Milan are also interested and, when asked about the
Italian giants, Guti did not hide his enthusiasm.
"I would go there with open arms," he added. "It is a great
club.
"I have great friends there, Samuel Eto'o and Wesley
Sneijder.
"I think it's a team that can aspire to everything. The truth
is that it is one of my best options, if it could be real.
"It is true that I've had a very nice time at Real Madrid,
that Madrid is a city where I wanted to live all my life, and now I
want to leave Madrid.
"It's like a contradiction, but I want to be able to get out
of Madrid, to be able to be in another country, in another city and
to be able to enjoy other things."
