Carlo Ancelotti has insisted Luka Modric will decide his own future at Real Madrid.
Modric is out of contract in Madrid at the end of season and he faces a call on his plans before the end of the campaign.
All the signs point to the 38-year-old moving on from the Spanish capital amid frustrations over a lack of playing time in the Spanish capital.
The veteran midfielder has previously been allowed the flexibility to sign one year renewals in recent summers, but that pattern looks set to change.