Mourinho tells Carvalho to move or retire
Reuters - Tuesday 28 August 2012, 17:30
Ricardo Carvalho will not be part
of Real Madrid's first team squad this season and will have to
decide whether to seek another team or end his career, coach
Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday.
The central defender, who turned 34 in May, joined Real from
Chelsea in August 2010 but has fallen behind Sergio Ramos, Pepe,
Raul Albiol and Raphael Varane in the pecking order.
Mourinho said a number of clubs had expressed interest in
signing Carvalho and it was up to the player to decide if he
wanted to leave or stay until his contract expires at the end of
June 2013.
"Ricardo is not part of our plans for the season," Mourinho,
who also coached his Portuguese compatriot at Chelsea and Porto,
told a news conference previewing Wednesday's Spanish Super Cup
second leg against Barcelona.
"He has until the end of the transfer window (on Friday) to
decide whether he wants to continue to play football or stay at
Real Madrid, meeting his contractual obligations like the
honourable person he is and basically end his sporting career.
"It's his decision and his alone."