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Guti considers Real exit

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Guti has paved the way for a possible exit from Real Madrid after declaring he wants to play abroad.

Madrid midfielder wants to experience life abroad

Guti has paved the way for a possible exit from Real Madrid after declaring he would love to experience playing abroad. The midfielder has endured a troubled relationship with some Real coaches he has played under down the years and current boss Manuel Pellegrini appears to be no exception. Prior to the clash with Mallorca last week, where Guti came on for the final seven minutes, the 33-year-old hadn't played for the first-team since the embarrassing 4-0 Copa del Rey defeat to minnows Alcoron in October. Following the defeat Guti and Pellegrini were said to have had fallen out but the playmaker, who is in his 14th season at the Bernabeu having risen through club's youth ranks, angrily stated to journalists last week that his absence was down to injury. "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," he said. "To be able to enjoy another culture, to be able to enjoy another life, other team-mates, another league."

Preference

Guti's contract is set to expire at the end of the season with Premier League duo Tottenham and Bolton said to be monitoring the situation, but the veteran feels he would be better suited to Serie A with Inter Milan top of his wishlist. "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."

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