Real Madrid identify Zinedine Zidane's successor and other transfer news and rumours of the day - 23rd October 2017

Premier League

Bye Bye, Philippe

Liverpool are prepared to let Philippe Coutinho go in January

FC Barcelona are set to resume their gigantic efforts from the summer to prize Coutinho away from Anfield. Jurgen Klopp has neither agreed nor denied the truth about reports surrounding Barcelona's €100 million January bid for the Brazilian.

Klopp recently said, "I have no idea. We will see. We do not talk about things like this. Can you imagine what it would be like to say "yes, we have an agreement"? Right now, the truth is that nobody thinks about this. We do not talk about that, why should we?" Mundo Deportivo claims that Barcelona scouts have been present for the majority of the Liverpool games featuring the playmaker.

Antonio Conte relaxed over his future

Despite reports claiming that the Chelsea board is not happy with the side's current form, Antonio Conte has claimed that he is relaxed about the situation and also said that he is "different" from his Chelsea predecessors. Conte said, "I am not like the previous managers. I am different. It is important to understand this. The club has to judge the work and, honestly, I don't have this type of worry - if I lose the game if the club decides to sack me."

The power struggle between the club and the Italian has been going on since the summer with Conte and the board members being at loggerheads since the Diego Costa situation.