Zidane has started one-on-one chats and Bale has been told he's not needed Real Madrid Marcos Llorente and Dani Ceballos have also been summoned

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has already begun having private chats with his squad to inform them whether they will be staying at the club next season.

Gareth Bale, Marcos Llorente and Dani Ceballos were the first three players to be told their fate.

It appears that all three have been made aware that they are surplus to requirements under Zidane and should fully expect to be moving on in the summer.

Bale, with whom Zidane has had limited contact since his return to the club, was the first to receive the news that he would not be needed next season.

The Welshman was considering staying at the club once Zidane resigned the first time around, but it looks like the writing could be on the wall for Bale this time around.

Bale was left out of his side's clash with Villarreal, and it looks like his relationship with Zidane is beyond repair.

Llorente and Ceballos were two of the other players who first came to know of their future at the club.

Neither have featured consistently this season and just like Bale, they know that they are on borrowed time at the club.

Since Zidane's return, they have hardly been given any playing time and as such, have been made available for transfer.

Marcelo is reportedly another player who was ushered into his coach's office to discuss his future, but unlike the aforementioned players' futures, everything points to the fact that the Brazilian will be seen in a Real Madrid shirt again next season.

There are still two weeks left before the players go on holiday and it is widely expected that the rest of the squad will be called into Zidane's office in order for him to let them know whether they are in his plans or not.