Asensio close to renewing; Ceballos drifting away

There's nothing else that the Real Madrid squad or board are thinking about other than this Wednesday's game. Carlo Ancelotti's side will be heading to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City looking to get into yet another final, to be played in Istanbul.

However, the club do also have to keep in mind the players whose contracts run out this summer, and there are seven of them. Recently, the club agreed a new deal with midfielders Toni Kroos and Luka Modric.

Now, the focus is on Marco Asensio and Dani Ceballos. The man from the Balearic Islands has turned his situation around in the side and has turned fans' whistles into cheers after turning things around, getting 12 goals and 8 assists, equalling his best performance so far.

As for the Andalucian, he has played more minutes, but still not enough. There's a lot of competition in the Madrid midfield, and competition is high. What's more, one must take into account Jude Bellingham's possible arrival at the club this summer.

According to 'Marca', Madrid are closer to striking a deal with the number 11, and he is close to signing on to stay. However, the ex-Betis man is getting further and further away from the Santiago Bernabeu, with a renewal talks coming to a dead end.

That's why it is expected that at the beginning of next season, the winger will stay in the side and the midfielder will leave. The Sevillan has offers to return to Real Betis and another from an Italian side, but things are yet to be decided.