Real Madrid aim to prise Christian Eriksen away from Tottenham for a bargain 30million in January.
But AS says Eriksen would rather wait until his deal runs out in June so he can leave for free and pick up a huge signing bonus.
Real can enter talks on January 1 over a summer switch as clubs abroad will not be breaking rules speaking to a player in the final six months of his deal.
But they could still try and tempt Spurs into cashing in, which would give Eriksen a choice to make.
Zinedine Zidane's No1 midfield target was Paul Pogba but Manchester United were not open to selling.
