Real Madrid favourite Guti: Pellegrini convinced me to stay

Guti admits Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini convinced him to stay in the summer.

"I was ready to leave," says the Real playmaker, "I had offers from England, Greece and Saudi Arabia."

"I will not deny that in the summer I had many doubts. Both personally, because I'd been really let down, as at club level."

"I saw there was going to be a cleanout and did not know if they would want me."

"I saw myself leaving, but Pellegrini talked to me and let me set the record straight, he said he would always be straight with me and that helped a lot. He convinced me."