Real Madrid step up Conte talks
There are growing reports that Antonio Conte has almost completed talks for the Real Madrid job after Max Allegri returned to Juventus.
Sky Sport Italia had stated that Conte was behind Raul and even Mauricio Pochettino in the running for the role.
Allegri had of course been the first choice, but by the time Zinedine Zidane had announced his departure, the Italian had already agreed on a return to Juventus on a four-year contract.
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According to Sportitalia, Real Madrid are now stepping up their talks with Conte and believe they can get a deal done relatively quickly.
Conte terminated his contract with Inter by mutual consent yesterday, having taken them to their first Serie A title since 2010.
He has also been linked with Tottenham and PSG, but would consider Real Madrid his preferred option.