Everton, Man City alerted as Real Madrid push for Macca exit

Real Madrid have dropped the strongest hint yet that Steve McManaman's future will be away from the Bernabeu after he played no part in their recent tour of the Far East.

The 31-year-old England international has been constantly linked with a move back to the Premiership this summer.

Real's sporting director Jorge Valdano said: "The club is waiting for players to leave in order to sign a new defender."

"I don't want to be too hard on the players who didn't play on the tour, but they know what their situation is and we have to look for solutions so that the squad is reduced to the size we want."