Marco Asensio opens door to Real Madrid exit as Man Utd offered transfer by Jorge Mendes

Marco Asensio has opened the door to a possible Real Madrid exit this summer following a report that Manchester United had been offered a transfer by the player’s agent Jorge Mendes.

Los Blancos defeated Liverpool in the Champions League final on Saturday night to cap a memorable season for Carlo Ancelotti's side. The success came within a month of Real Madrid securing their 35th La Liga title with four rounds of action remaining as they cantered to the success.

However, the clearout at Real Madrid has already begun this summer as they look to majorly slim down their squad. Gareth Bale is leaving the Spanish and European champions upon the expiration of his contract, bringing an end to his nine-year stay in the Spanish capital. Real Madrid club captain Marcelo has said his goodbyes to the club after it was confirmed he was leaving this summer at the end of his contract. Isco has also left the club, while Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic are other forwards who may be moved on.

The situation of Asensio is less clear; he is now aged 26 and in what are theoretically the prime years of his career. Yet he started just half of the club’s 38 La Liga matches last season and just twice in the Champions League, while he did not feature at all in the final. Earlier this season, he admitted that he was less than happy with his lack of continuity at the club.

A report from La Sexta’s El Chiringuito TV show has now claimed that Asensio has been offered a summer transfer to Manchester United through his agent Mendes. That would theoretically see him link up with former Madrid teammates Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo, with whom he combined so devastatingly in Spain while he shares the same representative as the Portuguese ace.