At his press conference before confronting Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, royal coach Zinedine Zidane revealed that he had left Colombian James Rodriguez out of the squad, at his request.
But what the French coach did not say was that there was a discussion between the two men before the match, and he asked Colombian international "Zizou" why he was not given more minutes to play.
James asked justifications for being fifth in Zidane's options, after Brazilians Vinicius Jr., Rodrigo, the Spaniards Isco and Asensio.
Khamis expressed his displeasure, and agreed with Zidane to stay out of the squad because he was mentally unprepared to sit another game on the bench.
The royal does not want any lapses that might affect his trip to extract the League title from Barcelona, and it appears that Khamis is out of the team's accounts and will not participate again in any of the remaining four matches.
The riyal is trying to find a satisfactory deal to sell Khamis, 28, whose contract expires next year.
Atletico Madrid and Napoli made two offers to join the player last summer, but Merengue rejected them.
Khamis gave all of his capabilities to persuade Zidane, but he failed to do that. The French coach is looking for another type of player who has defensive and physical capabilities, and this is what Khamis lacks, which is just around the corner from leaving.