Real Madrid determined to sell nine first-team players as club move to drastically reduce squad

There are reports in Spain that Real Madrid are still bent on selling as many as nine first-team players as they aim to drastically cut their squad.

Seven players have already left the club either permanently or on loan this summer, meaning their first-team squad now stands at 31 names.

However, the idea is to reduce this to 25 or below for the new season with Los Blancos open to offers for a number of their current players, report Football Espana.

The wish, according to Marca, is that one of Keylor Navas or Andriy Lunin will depart this summer – with Real Betis a likely destination, potentially on loan, for the Ukrainian next season.

The idea is that James Rodriguez will definitely leave while the club also have no plans whatsoever for either Gareth Bale or Borja Mayoral, the report continues.

Additionally, the futures of Jesus Vallejo, Brahim Diaz, Dani Ceballos, Isco, Lucas Vazquez and Mariano Diaz are also unclear – Madrid are open to moves away for all of them, depending on the right offer.