Having spent the rest of the season recovering from that injury, the club confirmed on 25 July 2010 that Raúl would be leaving the club, a day after his teammate Guti confirmed he was also leaving after a 15-year spell.
Nakon što je ostatak sezone proveo oporavljajući se od ove ozljede, Real je 25. srpnja 2010. potvrdio da će Raúl napustiti klub, dan nakon što je Guti potvrdio da i on odlazi iz Reala nakon 15 godina.