Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira has indicated that he could leave the club this summer, claiming he would be open to a move elsewhere.
The 27-year-old has been linked with a summer move to Premier League sides Arsenaland Chelsea and almost joined the former in the January transfer window before wage demands scuppered a deal.
“Am I open to [joining] Schalke? I’m open to many teams,” Khedira told reporters after Real Madrid’s Champions League tie with Schalke on Tuesday evening.
The German midfielder has struggled for fitness this season and has failed to break into Carlo Ancelotti’s starting eleven.
Links to England and Italian clubs AC Milan and Juventus have since softened with the World Cup winner keen to make a return to his native Germany.
Bayern Munich had been linked but it is now Schalke, who are believed to be closing in on a summer move.
Khedira is free to talk to other clubs as a result of his expiring contract and Roberto Di Matteo’s side are strongly closing in on the midfielder.