Real Madrid Fitness coach previously worked with Zidane at Juventus

A deal to bring fitness coach Antonio Pintus to Real Madrid is being thrashed out despite the fact that the Italian signed a contract with Lyon just a few days ago.

The call from Real Madrid has made 53-year-old re-consider the agreement he had already made with Lyon, especially after a special request for his services was made by Zinedine Zidane, who Pintus first met when the two of them were with Juventus.

Even though the deal is not done yet, MARCA and Foot Mercato believe that the negotiations are dominated by the French club requiring financial compensation for the Italian.

Despite the contract that Pintus has signed with Lyon, it can be broken with 15 days notice, although the Ligue 1 club are not especially happy about the possibility of not having a fitness coach just two weeks ahead of the start of the season.

Antonio Pintus has previously worked at Marseille, Monaco, Udinese, Juventus and Chelsea.