Real Madrid directors are in talks with coach Carlo Ancelotti over the future of midfielder Isco.
Real chiefs are frustrated by the lack of action Isco has seen this season and are keen for Ancelotti to make a decision over the player's future.
El Confidencial says Ancelotti rates Isco, but won't select him ahead of James Rodriguez, who is showing great application when working off the ball.
The same, argues Ancelotti, cannot be said of Isco, though he is reluctant to lose the midfielder in January.
For his part, Isco is frustrated, particularly as he remains in the plans of Spain coach Vicente del Bosque, despite a lack of opportunity at Real.
Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool are all keeping tabs on his situation leading up to the winter transfer window.