▁Real ▁Madrid ' s ▁technical ▁director ▁Jose ▁Mart ine z / P ir ri ' s ▁end ▁of ▁season ▁official ▁report ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁" unt ouch ables " ▁around ▁whom ▁the ▁team ▁should ▁be ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁coming ▁campaign ), ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁club ▁president ▁in ▁Flor ent ino ▁Pérez , ▁closely ▁followed ▁by ▁former ▁Barcelona ▁super star ▁mid f iel der ▁Lu ís ▁Fig o ▁in ▁a ▁club - record ▁transfer , ▁saw ▁the ▁club ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁several ▁key ▁players ▁to ▁reduce ▁deb t . ▁Fernando ▁Red ondo , ▁Nicolas ▁An el ka , ▁Christian ▁K are m be u ▁and ▁Mc Man aman ▁were ▁suddenly ▁told ▁they ▁were ▁sur plus ▁to ▁requirements ▁before ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 ▁season ▁and ▁were ▁sold . ▁When ▁Mc Man aman ▁refused ▁to ▁leave ▁unlike ▁the ▁others , ▁manager ▁Vic ente ▁del ▁Bos que ▁told ▁Mc Man aman ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" l ittle ▁chance ▁of ▁playing ▁this ▁year ", ▁and ▁in ▁case ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁understand ▁his ▁position , ▁the ▁club ▁also ▁decl ined ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁a ▁squad ▁number ▁for ▁the ▁forth coming ▁season . ▁With ▁the ▁club ▁already ▁in ▁deb t , ▁and ▁having ▁just ▁spent ▁another ▁£ 3 7   mill ion ▁on ▁Fig o , ▁the ▁board ▁were ▁keen ▁to ▁c ash ▁in ▁on ▁Mc Man aman ▁and ▁remove ▁his ▁$ 4 . 5   mill ion ▁sal ary ▁from ▁the ▁w age ▁bill . ▁Mc Man