Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos surprised many by signing a four-year deal with the club last summer, and is currently working against it. The Blancos are aware of his desire to leave the club this year, but finances could get in the way.
According to Matteo Moretto, Ceballos will speak again with Real Madrid to see if there is a way for him to leave this summer. The bottom line is that having renewed his deal last summer, and given him a pay rise, they are reluctant to let Ceballos leave on the cheap, and few sides seem willing to spend big on the 27-year-old. While there have been inquiries for Ceballos, no side has taken up further discussions for the Spanish international.
Ceballos' position is understandable, but with Los Blancos losing Toni Kroos, his desire to hold on to him is also reasonable. After just 881 minutes, Carlo Ancelotti has used him less than half of what he did last year, and if Jude Bellingham plays further back it's hard to see that total increasing too much. It seems likely that Luka Modric will still play a lot more without the German, while last season Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni will hope to avoid the injury problems that have plagued them this campaign.
