Pedja Mijatovic could be in his final few hours as Real Madrid sports director, according to various reports in Spain.

Marca in particular believes that the former striker will be sacked this evening and that the board are trying to decide how best to remove him.

"For Mijatovic perhaps there are days left, or maybe just hours. The Real Madrid meeting will discuss the cheapest way to get rid of the sports director," reported the popular daily.

The price for his dismissal is likely to be costly, with his current contract earning him around 1 million annually, and the termination believed to be about the same amount.

However, some Real Madrid fans have become disgruntled with Mijatovic, who has often been outspoken in his time at the club, and is seen as an integral part of the Ramon Calderon era.

Indeed, he was reported to have said in the past that he would leave if Calderon did, but just a few weeks ago declared that he would not resign.

Mijatovic has held the job for two-and-a-half years, since Calderon was appointed president at the club, and has been criticised for not making enough good signings, and paying too much for other players.

In particular, last summer was a frustrating time for Madrid fans, when the club ended up signing just Rafael van der Vaart as they pursued Cristiano Ronaldo relentlessly.

As well as the player problems, the role of coach has hardly been a permanent one at Real Madrid with Mijatovic and Calderon in charge, with Fabio Capello, Bernd Schuster and Juande Ramos all hired - and the first two of those three fired.