Real Madrid target Sahin could quit Dortmund

Posted Monday, April 18, 2011 by YAHOO Sport

BERLIN (AFP) - Real Madrid target Nuri Sahin could be set to quit Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season, the German league leaders admitted on Sunday.

The 22-year-old Turkey midfielder is under contract until 2013, but Dortmund's bosses say they may lose him once the season ends on May 14.

"We're not crazy, we are aware that with the type of football we play, our players attract attention," said coach Jurgen Klopp after his side's 3-0 win over Freiburg on Sunday.

"But we are in a position where we can decide whether or not to discuss a player's possible departure."

Sahin has a clause in his contract that he can leave if a club offers at least six million euros for him and is reported to have already received an offer from Real Madrid, where his friend Mesut Ozil plays.

"If Nuri receives an offer from Real Madrid or Barcelona, he has every right to talk about it with us," Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke told German daily Bild.

"We would like to have extended his contract already, but unfortunately we have not yet succeeded in making that happen."

Dortmund have already been linked to Nuremberg's playmaker Ilkay Guendogan as a replacement for Sahin, should the Turkey star leave.