rumor has it that inter % madrid have agreed a 19m € deal for sneijder, but the player is refusing to leave madrid. same goes for chelseas interst, he's not keen on moving.
as for raul...your both right IMO. sunny is right that raul has some powet in the club, somehting to say. but beast is also right, because the influence he still has is way infirior to what is used to...see salgados release. it's no longer " raul has spoken, so it shall be done". his words will be taken under adviece like the words of a legend for the club and a captain, but nothing more.
i'm more interested in what he can do on the pitch...the hardcore raulistas claim, that if you put world class players around raul like kaká, cristiano, xabi & (damn that hurts) benzema, raul will improve and level his game.
IMO, you can't really argue with that, since it's all hypothetical, thus i'm curious to see what will happen.