Reports in Italy and Spain claim Antonio Conte and Inter Milan have poached Real Madrid conditioning coach Antonio Pintus.

According to the Corriere dello Sport and Marca, Italian Pintus had an increasingly tense rapport with the club, particularly under Julen Lopetegui and Zidane.

There was a brief respite in which he became more central to the project when Santiago Solari was on the bench, report Football Italia.

The fitness coach lost prominence at Madrid during Julen Lopetegui’s tenure at the club but returned under Santiago Solari with the team then lauded for their improved physicality.

Pintus has already worked with Conte at Juventus and Chelsea, while previous clubs include Olympique Marseille and Palermo.

His contract was due to run until June 2020, but it seems as if he’ll terminate it early by mutual consent so he can join Inter.

The Nerazzurri suffered with multiple muscular injuries this season, so would welcome a conditioning coach to work on fitness levels.