Former Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Leo Franco has declared Real Madrid icon Raul as the greatest striker of all time.

Raul is currently in charge of Real Madrid Castilla.

"The best striker for me was Raul Gonzalez," Leo Franco said in an interview for the YouTube channel Idolos. "He was [as good as] Messi and Cristiano combined in his time. It was crazy."

Franco went on to praise Diego Simeone's coaching virtues. The two men coincided with each other as players at Atletico Madrid back in 2005, during Cholo's second spell with Los Rojiblancos.

"[Simeone] is passionate about football," Franco added. "Few coaches have his work capacity; he is a football lover. A guy who works a lot.

"There are times when a coach clicks with a team. He represents many things, and when he arrived at Atletico he did so with great force.

"He is part of the history of the club. He is Atletico's history, like [former coach] Luis Aragones."