The Real Madrid midfielder faces being frozen out this season under Rafa Benitez.
The former Liverpool and Chelsea boss has signed Matteo Kovacic from Inter Milan and already boasts Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, James Rodriguez, Isco, Lucas Silva, and Carlos Casemiro in midfield.
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