Real Madrid player says Carlo Ancelotti will decide future with less than a month remaining in transfer window | OneFootball

Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos has left the door open to an exit this summer, although he did note that he wanted to succeed at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 27-year-old featured sparingly last season.

Ceballos has been a key part of Los Blancos’ preseason, with Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni and Fede Valverde all returning later due to their holidays. After getting little game time last season though, his position in the squad remains in doubt.

“There are still days left in the transfer market… I don’t think there will be much movement,” he told Relevo.

Various reports have signalled that Ceballos was keen to leave, but is yet to find an offer that suits him. He explained that if he can get the minutes he needs, he will stay – and if not, there is time left in the transfer market.

“The coach knows what I want. The preseason has helped me gain confidence. Ancelotti knows what I ask of him. He also asks things of me,” Ceballos noted.

“Minutes are earned on the pitch. 10, 15 or 20 minutes with this shirt is much more than 10 games with another. That’s what Zidane said. The easiest thing is to throw in the towel, but I want to have minutes and succeed here.”

Ceballos will reportedly be allowed to leave for the right offer, but as one of five natural midfielders, not including Jude Bellingham, Los Blancos will not let him go on the cheap. Last season Ceballos played just 864 minutes, and started just 8 games, much less than half of what he played the prior year, when he signed a new four-year deal until 2027.