Zinedine Zidane has not publicly gone into details about which players are surplus to requirements, but is nevertheless leaving clues.
Zinedine Zidane has already told Real Madrid which players he wants to be offloaded in the summer, but is yet to openly confirm or deny who is set for a Bernabéu exit. However, whether it's in the squads he has picked, the starting line-ups he has chosen or even the hints he has dropped in his press conferences, the coach is beginning to offer clues as to which individuals will be surplus to requirements next season...
Gareth Bale
Gareth Bale is at the top of Zidane's list of players with no future at the club, a state of affairs that the Welshman has already been made aware of. On 8 April, Bale's representatives sat down with Madrid's general manager, José Ángel Sánchez, for a meeting in which they were told that the 29-year-old is not in Zidane's plans for next season. Even if he hasn't said anything firm in public, it is a decision that 'Zizou' is struggling to conceal: the forward was given just nine minutes against Leganés on Monday.
Mariano Díaz
Mariano Díaz, who rejoined the club in the summer in a 24m-euro move from Lyon, has featured for just 30 minutes in the five games that Zidane has taken charge of since being reappointed as coach. Indeed, the striker wasn't even in the squad for Madrid's last two matches, against Eibar and Leganés. With Los Blancos on the lookout for another centre-forward, Díaz is not wanted at the Bernabéu next term.
Dani Ceballos
Zidane is not an admirer of Dani Ceballos. He made that abundantly clear in his first spell as Madrid boss, and has shown few signs of having changed his mind since taking the reins for a second time. Although Ceballos got the full 90 minutes against Huesca, the midfielder's only other involvement in Zidane's five games at the helm was a half-hour run-out against Celta Vigo.
Marcos Llorente
Marcos Llorente has played for just 79 minutes, against Huesca, since Zidane's return. An injury issue then kept him out of the Valencia and Eibar games, before he was an unused substitute at Leganés. Llorente is one of the few players whose futures Zidane has publicly discussed, strongly suggesting the midfielder would leave this summer when he said: "He needs to play - it'll do him good. The year that he was Alavés, he did really well; he got regular game time and had a fantastic season."
Brahim Díaz
A January signing from Manchester City, Brahim Díaz is another player who isn't in Zidane's plans, having been given just 65 minutes of action under the returning coach (64 against Huesca and one against Eibar). The 19-year-old midfielder is expected to be sent out on loan next term to gain experience and consistent playing time.
Others whose futures are up in the air
In addition to the five players Zidane has offered clear evidence he doesn't want in his 2019/20 squad, there are three others whose futures are far from secure: Marcelo, Isco and Toni Kroos. The first two were the chief casualties of Santiago Solari's reign - and, though things have improved for them under Zidane, they remain far from at their best.
'Zizou' has said publicly that Marcelo is a player who he likes and wants to stay, while Isco is also thought to have a place in the 46-year-old's plans. However, whether or not the pair remain also depends on the offers that come in for them this summer.
As for Kroos, this has proved his worst season at the Bernabéu, and the mooted signing of Paul Pogba would seriously endanger his position in the team, in all likelihood leading to the German's departure.