Arsenal transfer offer leads Real Madrid's Marco Asensio to switch agent to Jorge Mendes

Marco Asensio has joined the stable of super-agent Jorge Mendes ahead of a potential summer exit from Real Madrid — with Tottenham and AC Milan showing an interest.

The Sunday Mirror revealed earlier this month that Spurs and the Italian giants had been made aware the 26-year-old Spaniard could be leaving the Bernabeu. He is yet to agree a new deal with Real and, if he still has not put pen to paper by the end of June, Los Blancos will look to ship him out.

Midfielder Asensio’s decision to take up with Mendes’s Gestifute has increased suspicions within the club that he sees his future elsewhere. His previous representatives had recently confirmed both Arsenal and AC Milan were interested in signing the playmaker.

It's believed Real would like to keep the Spaniard on their books and have offered him a €5m per year salary - around £80,000-a-week - as well as add-ons. Asensio is still mulling over his future and could be persuaded to leave the Bernabeu as he continues to struggle for game time.

Asensio has played 34 games in all competitions this term but only enjoyed 1,713 minutes in total - averaging around 50 minutes per match. The player himself sparked speculation about his future back in the last international break when he spent time in Milan.

Many supporters felt the player's trip was an indication about his next move with his former agents stating that the Italian giants are interested in their client's services. "We are proud of Milan’s interest," said Asensio's agents, as quoted by Sportmediaset. "The Rossoneri [Milan] are an option even if there are offers from a couple of English clubs, including Arsenal. We are ready to evaluate every option."

Former agent Horacio Gaggioli claimed the Spanish giants were