Grassen joined Real Madrid in January 2005 after spending four and a half seasons in Everton. His contract expiring at the end of the 2004-2005 campaign, the Toffees won 2.5 million pounds sterling thanks to this transfer. Among the whites, Gravesen played alongside some of the best players in the world, including the Seleçao Ronaldo Nazario icon, who described the Danish midfielder as the worst teammate with whom he ever shared a cloakroom.
Addressing his Brazilian Romario compatriot on his YouTube channel, Ronaldo said: ” There was one at Real Madrid which was a joke. Serious. It was a Danish midfielder. He was a really cool guy, a good guy. A short time ago, he won a $ 50 million poker tournament or something like that. But in football, he was very bad, he beat people. »»
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Gravesen spent only 18 months at Santiago Bernabeu, and during this short period, he forged a reputation as an impetuous and brutal player in Spain. He fought with Robinho during a training session and also broke Ronaldo's teeth. About the attitude of the midfielder, Fabio Capello, then stationed in Madrid, said: “He is just a little special. He works tactically. His behavior is like that, and I don't like it. Everything must be done as he wishes ”.
After leaving the Spanish giant in 2006, the midfielder spent a season at Celtic before returning to Goodison Park on loan in the 2007-2008 season. Gravesen finally announced his retirement in January 2009.
