Kylian Mbappe, Eden Hazard and Erling Haaland could be involved in a roundabout transfer saga come the summer with Chelsea having a heavy reliance on certain deals going through.
With Los Blancos preparing to try and sign both Mbappe and Haaland, Carlo Ancelotti's side will need to make room on their wage bill to fulfil FFP rules and the Belgian could be seen as a discardable if Real were to be serious about this rebuild.
Despite denying him an early exit in January amid continued Chelsea return talk, the summer could see the winger potentially make an emotional return to west London.