The future of Christian Eriksen remains in the balance.
The Dane continues to be linked with a move away from Tottenham Hotspur, having entered the final year of his contract with the club.
Eriksen admitted this summer that it might be time for a "new challenge" after spending six years with Spurs and Madrid have been strongly linked with a move.
However, there has been disparity between Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane and the Madrid hierarchy. Zidane preferred a move for Manchester United man Paul Pogba, with the board wanting Eriksen.
Other clubs have shown a fleeting interest, but Real Madrid would appear to be his most likely destination.
However, with the La Liga transfer window open until September 2, the proposed move could go right up to the wire, with Los Blancos potentially employing some Daniel Levy-style tactics in trying to get the best deal possible.
That is because the longer it goes on, with Eriksen in the final year of his contract, the cheaper Madrid could get the 27-year-old.
And that is no more apparent than in the CIES Football Observatory valuation of the Dane.
CIES are a research group specialising in the statistical analysis of football. Using a bespoke algorithm, which focuses on contract duration, year of transfer, book value, loan status, nationality and the economic level of the recruiting club, they place transfer values on players across the top five European leagues.
And CIES research states that Eriksen's value has dropped a whopping £60million in a year.
In June 2108, Eriksen was named as the 20th most valuable player in Europe, with a CIES value of €102.2million - around £96million.
But, now he is into the final year of his contract, he is worth a fraction of that price. New data from CIES values Eriksen at between €40million and €50million - which works out at between £36million and £45million.
