Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos has put his move to Marseille on hold in a bid to fulfill his desire to return to Real Betis , sources have told ESPN.

Ceballos, 29, had everything in place to make the switch to Ligue 1 , with Madrid and Marseille making progress in talks on Tuesday, but Betis' intervention has now put the brakes on that deal.

The Spain international has been a substitute in Madrid's first two LaLiga games this season under new coach Xabi Alonso, playing a total of just four minutes against Osasuna and Real Oviedo , and has told Madrid that he wants to leave the Santiago Bernabéu to play more consistently elsewhere.

The former Arsenal midfielder was a regular starter for a period last season under Carlo Ancelotti, making a total of 23 LaLiga appeara

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