Thomas Gravesen tells the story behind his 'surprise' transfer to Real Madrid 

“Don’t shout at the shooter, la”

He looks exactly the same. I think he was born a middle aged man.

The streets will never forget that Everton Midfield pairing of Thomas Gravesen and Lee Carsley.

As a madridista i love Thomas 🤍 Even if he was not technically a monster, he never gave up and fought until the end, which are RM values. Moreover he is a very good person.

**** GET ON SI FERRY'S OPEN GOAL****

Seems like a genuinely lovely bloke

Seems a top genuine lad the Celtic boys don't have a bad word to say about him

He was actually pretty good in Madrid. A regular starter while he was there. It was due to the constant changes in tactics and Capello's personal deslike, that Gravesen had to leave. Real got him for a reason. He may not have been a Galactico, but he did the job on the pitch that Real wanted him to do. Every single game 💪

Seems like such a nice bloke. As a red it’s refreshing to see someone so genuine and grateful for his life and career

"Hey, Aiden...we go 50/50 on an Audi A8...it's a machine!"

People hating on him are idiots! Who on earth would turn down Real Madrid? Yes he wasn’t the most glamorous but was a tough tackler and gave his all in every match, you can’t ask for much more. Another thing is he’s shown humility and seems like a clever person.

A hard man on the pitch but a true gentleman off it. Wish him all the best, from a Reds' supporter, :)

I’ll never forget his carácter on the field when he was in Real Madrid, who remembers the Gravesiña hahaha, Spanish football will never forget you.

After his football career, he went to live in Las Vegas with his model girlfriend and became a very successful poker player. Funny how he still misses the brotherhood of men, united by a cause.

ooh man, his most known skill in Spain was "The gravesinha", amazing player, amazing person!

As a Dane I still remember that thunderbolt from 45 yards out he scored against Iceland. Iconic celebration as well.

What a career played Germany with Hamburg , World Cup for Denmark ,Everton v Liverpool +Real Madrid v Barcelona & Celtic v Rangers Experience to be involved those games is mind blowing Gravesen seems such humble & happy nutcase (Gravesen,Rooney ,Big Dunc ,Gazza & Archie Knox all bonkers to name few headbangers)

He was amazing as well by far the best player in that Everton squad .The only thing surprising was his age he was in his 30s but his quality he deserved to be at Real Madrid.

Guy with passion. Players today are a bunch of puffs.

Si Ferry has locked himself in the bathroom with this video.

I actually think this is the first time I’ve ever heard his speaking voice.

One of the greatest Everton players of them Great Moyes Teams what a Team . BORN

Seems like a top bloke who really misses the game. Hope he finds an outlet for his passion for football and being around people.

Top pro he was got a dream move to Real Madrid.

Loved him as a player. Loved watching this interview. Seems like a cracking lad. Thank you, Tom.

I remember as kid playing FIFA Street on PlayStation 2 Thomas Gravesen was in for Denmark. That tells you something Thomas Gravesen was some player.

Gravesen was not a bad player and was really solid in his day. He did well with Everton, while in Real Madrid he was fine until managerial changes and tactical shifts ultimately cost him his place in the team (his training bustup with Robinho did not help as well). Not many people can boast playing with the likes of Figo, Zizou, R9, Raul, Beckham and others, and not to mention he is also successful with his investments. He truly lived a hell of a life, if you ask me!

Always liked this guy. Great player and great man. Best wishes from Man Utd fan.

Nice to see Johnny Sins is coping well with retirement.

Legend! Pure charisma

Thank you Thomas, this guy maybe didn’t have the best football but it surely gave everything he had and behaved as professional you can get at his time in Madrid, best actitudes ever. Thank you Thomas.

He is the most English looking guy I’ve ever seen yet isn’t

Love you kid. Top lad. Passion, personality, effort & skill.

I must have been one of the very few people at the time who wasn't surprised at all that a big club would end up going for him. Despite his tough tackling hardman persona his technical ability was deceptively good. He had quick feet, slick close control, could pick a pass and he brought alot of mobility to the centre of the park. As an Arsenal fan i can say that anyone who watched his game closely at Everton could see that he was a very gifted footballer.

Si ferry has the accent bang on 😂😂😂

I remember him playing against my team in champions league quarter final Madrid - Juventus. During the match there was an incident between him and juve player oliveira. Oliveira was pushing and shouting at him but Gravesen remains composed and didn't react. That's when I learned how professional and intelligent He was. He showed respect and professionality towards his teammates and to the great club he He was playing for not being a fool reacting could have been expelled. He would be a great manager in my opinion cause he's a great person and can give you the right advice as this interview shows

Jeez that Celtic midfield in 2006 with Gravesen and Roy Keane was scary man!

Guy's a legend, fair play to him.

gream man and great person always humble ...nothing but respect for this gentleman

Everton FC legend thanks for the memories tommy

What a great interview. He was very honest and spoke very well. Could have watched a lot more

One of the strangest transfers ever to be completed, its like inviting over the diesel mechanic from downtown to the queens tea party.

What a wonderful and decent bloke, loved this clip.

Not sure all the comments of him being hard and scary. Gravesen was an excellent direct attacking player, very skillful. Li Tie was a quite good at spreading ball out. Carsley was the defensive one though I did see him score against my lot. Plenty of other Everton players of the era could put the boot in though.

Q: Did you have a bust up with Robinho? TG: No..... But yes.

The guy was unit. He looked out of place in that midfield alongside Zidane and Beckham, but was still a nice guy and glad he had a dream move.

he had a dreammove. playing with ronaldo,zidane,raul,beckham etc probably fouling them every training especially a skinny robinho lol

He'd make a great manager, very articulate and intelligent.

So ein geiler Typ!! Nur das Beste für Ihn 🙏🏼

Thomas Gravesen was probably the best Soccer player one on one I have ever seen my whole life. Complete domination. An animal.

Brilliant to see Thomas. He was and still remains a huge cult figure. Silva should bring him in for a pre game talk before tonight's match

Always liked Gravesen, played hard, with passion and capable of the odd corker of a goal.

At 7 years old in school that was the time I became a evertonian, seeing tommy grav and lee carsley in midfield and big dunc upfront 🤜🏻

He seems to be a really nice chap....wouldn't imagine that

One part of the mid 00's Mitchell brothers

He is man with such a big heart!!

Ohhhh Tommy Tommy this guy played for my club Everton he was superb hard as nails a winner scored some great goals energetic on the pitch it never surprised me he went to Madrid him and Lee carsley in midfield the blues brothers class act tommy

What a character. Love and respect from Ireland, Tommy!!!!

It's a shame his Celtic career never really took off. His first 6 months at the club, he was sensational. Just seemed to fizzle out after that. Could've been a great for us.

What an absolute hero! 🥰

carsley and gravesen were like the mitchell brothers in midfield at everton ruling the roost

What a great player, character. Gave a great interview as well. Rare to see him got interviewed. All the best Gravesen. One of my fav with another monster then. StiG Tofting and Gattuso. IMAGINE i have 3 of these monsters in my midfield vs boys like lingaaard, rashford, mason,, tammy, kane (he will dive for 10 penalties, score 2 and got a broken leg finally- english fans will still say hes the greatest striker).

Such a humble and wellspoken lad this guy is. First impressions can be so deceiving.

absolute legend. complete powerhouse in the midfield

What a legend, proper funny guy on and off the pitch.

Look up "gravesinha" his skill move. He seems like such a nice guy 😂

The streets won’t forget the Mitchell brothers in central midfield UTT

Gravesen tried to smack some sense into the arrogant Robinho kid.

Although the madrid move was bizzare, gravesen was one of the best players in a strong team at the time.

Footballers are very lucky. 1. Pay well 2. Playing football 3. A mix of nationalities bonding together

What a world it would be if everyone was as positive as thomas

For those amused by Gravesen's scouse twang, you should look up Jan Molby (Danish ex-Liverpool player). I remember when he first signed for Liverpool in the early 80s, I saw an interview in which he could barely speak English, it was really broken. Fast forward 5 or 6 years, I saw an interview with him again, and he had progressed to full-on Scouser.

I was the mascot for everton against tottenham back in 2005 and he was brilliant with me and my dad, he left for real madrid a couple of weeks later and i was gutted😭

Met him at Manchester airport in 2009 on the way home from vegas spoke to him for ages great fella and dead funny

Great interview. Wish I had half 10% of his get up & go. Top bloke!! 👏🏾👏🏾

He was so so talented

I don't think he was bad at Real Madrid either, they just kept changing coaches and styles of play and the Galacticos era was coming to an end. Even if it was only one season, he went to the top of the game with the very best.

I love the way he says Everton before Real Madrid and the others

As a Madridista I LOVE Tommy! Such a genuinely happy and wholesome guy! Glad he came to Real Madrid even if it was for a bit.

Si ferry on open goal tells his call of duty story the best 😂😂😂

I love gravesen as a player and he just seems like a laugh a minute. Brilliant.

This dude has really has done it all! Cop, doctor, firefighter, teacher, mechanic, military etc

i never forget how aggresive he was and tactical efficient in holding midfielder. not a great like makalele but he definately make opponent want to run away from him. But thomas is very generous and so gentle heart.

As a Dane who been to Vegas more times than I can remember, I always hoped I would run into Thomas as I am sure we could have had alot of laughs and drinks, even if we just spoke for 5 mins. Sadly I never ran into him :(

Thank you for being part of La Casa Blanca. I’ll never forget La Gravesinha. Great memories even if it only was for a short period.

I love how he acts like he is all normal 😂

Gravesen genio y figura hasta la sepultura

Glad to say I was at his very first game for Everton against Preston North End in 2000. Ironically Moyes was the manager of Preston at the time. You could sense the difference in new talent with Graveson and others that Everton had brought on board that season.

What a brilliant guy ❤

What a man. You are good. Thank you for teaching Ramos and Pepe :)

Top bloke.

La gravesiña will live with us forever

Immediately liked him when I first saw him play, great interview

Not as surprising as Julian Faubert’s loan move to Madrid.

What a character tommy his. Fantastic player and person and yes he crazy but wow us Evertonians love him like not many others. Was gutted too see him go. Oh Tommy tommy

Genuinely nice fella

Absolute true gentleman and legend of the game!..

What a guy absolute legend

Absolute legend this guy

Funny, Absolutely scary dude on the pitch... Absolute total gentleman off it.. Fair play, nice guy