Barcelona have watched Krzysztof Piatek, Nicolas Pepe and Luka Jovic this season as they begin to think about a long-term replacement for Luis Suarez, sources have confirmed to ESPN FC.

Suarez remains a key figure at Camp Nou but he will turn 32 in January and Barca acknowledge they need to think about the future. Munir El Haddadi is the only other forward in the first team but is out of contract in the summer and is unlikely to sign a new deal as things stand.

Paco Alcacer, meanwhile, has impressed...

Reports that Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is in talks with the club over a new contract with a bumper pay-rise are untrue, the club have have confirmed to ESPN FC.

Marca and other Spanish outlets had claimed that talks between coach and club, which had begun last summer, were close to being finalised -- and the new deal would see the Argentine earning more than forward Antoine Griezmann's salary of over €20 million a year.

However, an Atletico spokesperson has told ESPN FC that "there...

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann told ESPN FC that Zinedine Zidane would one day be a good option to take over as France coach.

Zidane, who resigned in May as Real Madrid coach, earned 106 caps for France, including winning the World Cup in 1998.

France coach Didier Deschamps was one of Zidane's teammates in 1998 and guided the squad, including Griezmann, to a second world title in Russia in July. He has been in that position since 2012, making him France's longest-serving coach since Michel...