Manchester United target James Rodriguez was left off the Real Madrid substitutes' bench for their Champions League final against Juventus, in a move that is likely to accelerate his exit from the Santiago Bernabeu.
The 25-year-old Colombian international has already been made available to Chelsea as Madrid look to finance their summer spending by selling the player they signed for £60million after the last World Cup.
United want a big-name signing this summer and after cooling their interest in Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann, Jose Mourinho is set to step up his interest in Rodriguez.