Spain and Real Madrid legend Raul will be leaving German side Schalke on a free transfer in the summer.
Raul announced on Thursday that he would not be moving to another club in Europe, ruling out a switch to the Premier League.
'My future will not be in Europe. My agent and I will go through offers. It won't be as strong a league as the ones here,' he said.
Raul, who turns 35 in June, said he had two offers from outside Europe but did not specify.
Schalke had made the former Real Madrid and Spain captain an offer to stay but the club said that he has decided to leave.
'They were two wonderful years that I will always bear in my heart. I was able to do what I like doing the best: playing, playing, playing,' Raul said.
'I also have to give the fans a special thanks for their affection and respect.'
Raul turned down the chance to move to England when he joined Schalke, and he now looks likely to move to a club in the Middle East or the United States.
Raul won the Champions League three times with Real, scoring 228 goals in 550 games for the club he went on to skipper.
He also scored 44 goals in a 102-cap international career.
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