Overview
- Cadena COPE, through journalist Manolo Lama, said Monday that Real Madrid contacted Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni.
- Scaloni’s camp denied formal talks, and neither the coach nor the club has announced any agreement.
- Coverage places any move after the 2026 World Cup, which is when his deal with Argentina’s federation ends.
- Real Madrid is restarting its bench search after a trophyless season under interim Álvaro Arbeloa.
- Spanish outlets say the club is also looking at high‑profile options such as Zinedine Zidane, Jürgen Klopp, Didier Deschamps, José Mourinho, Mauricio Pochettino, and Massimiliano Allegri.