Dani Ceballos doesn't want to be sold Real Madrid Opinion of Carlos Carpio

One of the conditions that Zinedine Zidane agreed to when he returned as Real Madrid coach in March was that he would be listened to more when it came to arrivals and departures in the playing squad.

During his first spell in the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu dugout, Zidane didn't manage to get his opinions through to Florentino Perez.

The Frenchman asked for Cristiano Ronaldo's contract to be renewed - he left for Juventus five months later. He also asked for Gareth Bale to be sold - the Welshman was then made the talisman of the new Los Blancos era after his bicycle kick in Kiev.

Since returning to Real Madrid in March, Zidane has got his word through to the club's directors. Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic and Ferland Mendy have been hastily brought in (Rodrygo Goes and Eder Militao were already coming anyway).

Real Madrid are also prepared to spend ridiculous money to bring Paul Pogba to the Bernabeu because Zidane wants the Manchester United midfielder.

With Zidane and the club happy with their signings, it's the coach's decisions with outgoing players that are causing some friction.

There was some reluctance in selling academy product Marcos Llorente to Atletico Madrid, while Zidane's lack of trust in Sergio Reguilon and Martin Odegaard isn't proving too popular either.

Then there's Dani Ceballos. Despite his impressive performances at the European Under-21 Championship, the midfielder knows that he's not going to be part of Zidane's plans for next season.

Ceballos knows that he'll have to find a new club. There won't be a lack of offers with Inter, AC Milan, Napoli, Arsenal, Real Betis and Sevilla all interested - whoever is willing to pay 50 million euros will probably get him.

Although he knows that his future lies away from the Bernabeu, Ceballos still dreams of succeeding with Real Madrid. He doesn't want to be sold and would prefer to go out on loan or have a buy-back clause.

At 22 years old and with a contract until 2023, he's confident he can prove his talents once more.

However, Los Blancos are currently looking at signing players in his position and, in reality, Zidane has already made his mind up.