Real Madrid transfer news LIVE: Liverpool star Sadio Mane 'agreed' to shock Bernabeu deal

Real Madrid transfer news LIVE updates: All the latest from the Bernabeu

Monday June 4

Jose ‘working behind the scenes’

Jose Mourinho wants to sign Real Madrid star Raphael Varane and is working overtime to complete the deal, reports claim.

The Portuguese tactician is eager to bolster his defensive ranks ahead of the new campaign, and views former pupil Varane as the ideal candidate.

Mourinho actually signed Varane from Lens in 2011 during his Real Madrid tenure.

And Spanish website Don Balon claim he wants his signature for a second time and is prepared ‘launch everything’ to bring him to Old Trafford.

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez could sanction a sale, the report adds.

Neymar to Madrid?

Neymar has long been linked to Real Madrid but Luka Modric appears to have let it slip that the Spanish giants are planning an approach for the Brazilian.

The two were on opposite sides yesterday when Brazil beat Croatia 2-0 in an international friendly at Anfield, Liverpool.

But they could soon be on the same side if Modric's words are anything to go by.

As the two swapped shirts outside the dressing rooms yesterday, Modric told Neymar: "We are waiting for you."

The PSG ace has been linked with a summer deal that would cost in excess of £200million.

Loris Karius concussion

Hospital scans have revealed Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius sustained a concussion during the Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid, during which he made two crucial errors.

Massachusetts General Hospital have confirmed the German underwent assessments by Dr Ross Zafonte and Dr Lenore Herget at MGH and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital on May 31, five days after the 3-1 loss in Kiev.

Karius was on holiday in the US but Liverpool's medical staff wanted him to be checked out and a subsequent examination found evidence of concussion, which doctors say could have affected his performance.

Wanted: Mateo Kovacic

A new name has entered the fray in the battle to sign Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic.

Kovacic, who has previously been linked with Manchester United, has struggled to establish himself at the Bernabeu and could be tempted by the promise of regular first-team football.

And TransferMarketWeb claim Schalke could be his next destination.

The Bundesliga side have lost Leon Goretzka to Bayern Munich with midfielder Max Meyer likely to follow suit.

Real Madrid eye Sadio Mane

Blimey, first the Champions League final and now this?!

Sadio Mane has agreed to join Real Madrid but Zinedine Zidane's exit means the deal is now in doubt, according to reports in France.

Mane, who signed a five-year contract with Jurgen Klopp’s side in June 2016, scored 20 goals for Liverpool this season and provided a further nine assists in all competitions.

His impressive displays have made the Senegalese international one of the hottest properties in European football.

And now France Football  have reported an audacious claim about his future.

The report says Mane had agreed to become Madrid’s first signing of the summer.

It continues to add that Madrid only needed to convince Liverpool to sell one of their most prized assets but Zidane’s shock decision to leave the Bernabeu means the deal is in question.

It is said the transfer will now depend on whether Zidane’s successor still wants the deal to go ahead.

Gareth Bale future

Gareth Bale would be much more likely to join Manchester United if Maurizio Sarri was the manager of the Red Devils, according to former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol.

Manchester United are favourites to sign the Wales international but Nicol doubts if he would want to play under Jose Mourinho.

“We’ve always spoken about Gareth Bale going to Manchester United,” Nicol said on ESPN FC.

“The question has always been the same one.

“Considering the way Mourinho plays, considering Mourinho would want him to defend, would Gareth Bale want to go to Manchester United?

“If Sarri, for example, was the manager of Manchester United, this whole thing would be an awful lot easier."

Secret Allegri phone call

Real Madrid have contacted Max Allegri over the Italian become their new manager - and Juventus are open to a deal.

Real Madrid are seeking a new boss after Zinedine Zidane quit last week.

The 50-year-old, Allegri, has previously been courted by Real but the club now seem serious on bringing him to the Bernabeu.

Italian newspaper Tuttosport claim Perez made the first move on Friday, calling Allegri to offer him the job on the Real bench.

And while a deal may not be possible this summer, Juve are open to letting Allegri go at the end of next season.

That, Tuttosport claim, is because the Turin club themselves are eyeing former player Zidane as their new boss.