Real Madrid's director general Jorge Valdano says the club has found it difficult to sell several players.
Real Madrid are in need of funds to finance more signings but are finding it difficult to sell several players in a tough market, according to their director general.
"We are constantly working on the sale of players and the door to more signings will remain closed until players leave," Jorge Valdano said today.
The Spanish club, who have spent more than €200m (£172m) on four players this summer, are still looking for a central midfielder and a defender, but Valdano said they have been hampered by trading conditions.
"We are in a difficult market and we will work until the very last minute to offload the players that are not in the coach's plans," he said.
Real's attempt to sell their Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to the Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart for a reported fee of around €18m collapsed today. They are also looking to sell Huntelaar's compatriots Ruud van Nistelrooy and Royston Drenthe and the Mali midfielder Mahamadou Diarra, among others.
"In some cases they [the players] are resisting and in others there are no offers," the Real sporting director Miguel Pardeza said today. "The sale operation may seem simple but it's not. It's not easy convincing them to leave Real Madrid for what is generally a lesser team," he told the Spanish daily Público.
