Metzelder, whose contract is up at the end of the season, has played just one Primera Division match all campaign.

And the 29-year-old admits the Spanish giants are unlikely to offer him a new deal.

"All us players have hope but you also have to be realistic and I don't think the club will renew my contract," said the Germany international.

"These have been two and a half complicated years for me, but I don't want to talk about that.

"It is the coach who makes these decisions and as a player I have to accept it.

"I am professional and for that reason I will work until the end of the season and we'll see if I return to playing or not."

Metzelder insists, however, that whatever happens he will not be leaving Madrid in the winter transfer window.

"I don't think it's the right date to change clubs," he added. "Moreover, in Germany the teams will not pay a transfer for a player who five months later will be free.

"In any case, I am a player who always completes his contracts."