Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham are all being linked with Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.

The Dutchman is available after Stuttgart pulled the plug on a deal yesterday.

Stuttgart sport manager Horst Heldt said in a statement on the club's official website: "We wanted to acquire Klaas Jan Huntelaar because his playing style fits very well with our team. But we are not about to keep ourselves hanging on and waiting."

The statement also revealed the club decided to pull out when an agreed-upon deadline came and went without a final answer as the player could not agree a package with Madrid for his contract to be terminated.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid GM Jorge Valdano said: "There is no firm offer. We had a great opportunity, but the player decided to let it pass. There is a long way to go until the end of August and we hope to find another European club that is interested.

"He (Huntelaar) will occupy a secondary role in the squad because he has not had the same preparation as his team-mates and he already knows what the club's intentions are."