15 players who shone and still shine after leaving Real Madrid
Morata may be the last, but many players have gone on to confirm their is life in the game after leaving the Santiago Bernabeu.
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Raúl González Blanco
After 16 seasons with Real Madrid, Raúl arrived at Schalke 04 in 2010 and spent two campaigns with the Bundesliga side.
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Raúl González Blanco
After 16 seasons with Real Madrid, Raúl arrived at Schalke 04 in 2010 and spent two campaigns with the Bundesliga side.
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Gonzalo Higuaín
Higuaín left Madrid and moved to SSC Napoli playing with the Neapolitan side for three seasons.
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Gonzalo Higuaín
In 2016 he switched to Juventus, with his signature converting him in the most expensive signing in the Italian game.
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Javier 'Chicharito' Hernández
The Mexican moved to Bayer Leverkusen on loan in 2015 after Madrid passed on the option to buy.
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Javier 'Chicharito' Hernández
After two seasons in Germany, he moved to London joining West Ham United.
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Jose María Callejón
Callejon move to Naples in 2013, looking for playing time he was not getting at Madrid.
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Jose María Callejón
Callejon remains with Napoli and is considered one of the finest marksmen in Calcio.
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Mesut Özil
The German international moved to London in 2013 after three seasons with Madrid.
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Mesut Özil
Despite an indifferent start with Arsenal, the player is now considered as a pivotal player in the current team.
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Xabi Alonso
Alonso moved to Bavaria after his 5 seasons with Real Madrid.
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Xabi Alonso
The Basque player hung up his boots at the end of last seasons after three seasons with the Munich based side.
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Di María
Di Maria moved to Manchester United in 2014 but his time at Old Trafford was marred with injury problems. He moved to PSG the following summer.
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Di María
"El Fideo" is still a key player for the Ligue 1 side and was on the score-sheet in last weekend's domestic win over Nice.
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Sami Khedira
After becoming a free agent, the German midfielder moved to Turin and is still an integral player for Juve.
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Sami Khedira
The German player bagged a hat-trick in last week's 2-6 demolition of Udinese.
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Arjen Robben
In August 2009 Madrid decided to sell Robben to Bayern Munich
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Arjen Robben
The Dutch player still remains a key player for the Munich based outfit despite calling time on his international career recently.
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Álvaro Morata
Morata moved to Chelsea in August this year for a fee of 80 million euro.
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Álvaro Morata
Morata has established himself as Chelseas's key striker.
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Wesley Sneijder
After two seasons with Real Madrid, Sneijder moved to Inter in 2009.
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Wesley Sneijder
After spells with Inter and Galatasaray, the Dutch player is now playing with Nice in Ligue 1.
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
The Dutch player spent just one campaign at the Santiago Bernabeu before closing a move to Serie and joined Milan for a fee of 18 million euro.
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Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Huntelaar is now back in Holland playing for Ajax.
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Fernando Morientes
After eight seasons in Madrid, Morientes went on loan to AS Monaco.
Fernando Morientes
The Spanish international became the top scorer in the Champions League (2003-2004).
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Clarence Seedorf
Seedorf moved to Inter in December 2009
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Clarence Seedorf
In 2002 he made the move cross city to Milan and bagged two Champions League winners medals in 2003 and 2007.
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Raúl Albiol
In 2013 Albiol made the move to Napoli joining former team-mates Callejón and Higuaín.
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