New Real coach Manuel Pellgrini is keen to slim down a squad currently running at 32. So far, only Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Javi Garcia (Benfica), Javier Saviola (Benfica), Jordi Codina (Getafe) and Alberto Bueno (Valladolid) have left the club.

Huntelaar's compatriots Rafael Van der Vaart, Royston Drenthe and Ruud Van Nistelrooy also seem to be on Pellegrini's 'blacklist', together with Michel Salgado, Gabriel Heinze and Mahamadou Diarra.

Real have spent almost 220 million euros this summer in a record-breaking spending spree, buying Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Kaka (AC Milan), Karim Benzema (Lyon), Raul Albiol (Valencia) and Esteban Granero (Getafe).