Europe's coaching merry-go-round: The candidates for the vacant positions at Real Madrid, Juventus, Inter, Napoli and Tottenham

The coaching merry-go-round is in full flow across Europe this week, with Zinedine Zidane and Antonio Conte's former roles at Real Madrid and Inter, respectively, now vacant.

Following departures at Napoli and Tottenham as well, and coming at the same time as Juventus' Andrea Pirlo looks set to be replaced by the returning Massimiliano Allegri, a lot is set to change on the benches across European football this summer.

But who are the candidates being linked with each of the jobs? We've taken a look.

REAL MADRID

Raul Gonzalez

He could follow in Zidane's footsteps by stepping up to the first team from Castilla. He is impressing with the B team, and he is well thought of at the club.

Antonio Conte

The ex-Inter boss has a lot of experience and almost guarantees domestic success, having delivered league titles with Juventus, Chelsea and most recently Inter.

His 3-5-2 setup would likely work a treat in the Spanish capital, though Sergio Ramos has had his say on the Italian - albeit indirectly - when he was last close to joining the club.

Mauricio Pochettino

The Argentine has been linked with Real Madrid on a number of occasions in the past, and he knows his way around LaLiga Santander, having cut his teeth at Espanyol.

His Paris Saint-Germain future is anything but certain, too, meaning he could well be available for a move this summer.

?Xabi Alonso

The least likely of all of the candidates, but he has impressed with Real Sociedad B. Making the step from Sanse to Real Madrid would be a big jump, though.

TOTTENHAM

Mauricio Pochettino

The romantic return has been suggested in recent days, but it might just be too soon for the Argentine to go to the club at which he knows he has unfinished business.

He is apparently still on good terms with Daniel Levy, though, so he might be open to the idea of a potential rebuilding project should Harry Kane be sold.

Jurgen Klinsmann

The German declared his interest in the job, though is unlikely to be considered as a serious candidate.

NAPOLI

Sergio Conceicao

Reports in Italy suggested that his appointment was only a matter of time earlier in the week, but Napoli's fiery president Aurelio De Laurentiis has since insisted that the new coach at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona will be Italian.

Vincenzo Italiano

It's hard to think of a more Italian coach than Italiano, despite the Speiza boss having been born in Germany.

With only Spezia under his belt in Serie A, though, he's probably more likely to make the step up to either Hellas Verona or Sassuolo.

Luciano Spalletti

The ex-Inter and Roma boss is the new favourite to replace Gennaro Gattuso in Campania, and he has shown in the past that he is more than capable of taking on the bigger jobs in Italy.

INTER

Simone Inzaghi

Inter reportedly met with the Lazio boss on Monday, before Antonio Conte had even left the club, and he expressed his interest in succeeding the departing ex-Juventus coach.

He looks all but confirmed as Inter's new boss now, and there's every reason to feel that this could turn out to be a case of the right man at the wrong time. Inzaghi deserves a project that allows a team to be built, but there are real fears at Inter that their Scudetto-winning squad will be taken apart in order to raise funds.

That said, he has proven himself to be a fine coach and he will back his abilities to make another title push with the Italian champions next season.

Maurizio Sarri

Out of work, the former Juventus, Napoli and Chelsea boss is likely to see his name linked with a number of jobs this summer. It's hard to know how he would manage the current Inter crop though, as succeeding Conte hasn't always done him a lot of good.

Sinisa Mihajlovic

The Bologna coach's name was mentioned as a candidate before the seriousness of the talks with Inzaghi became known. Despite him having done good work in Emilia-Romagna, his appointment would have indicated a big backwards step.

JUVENTUS

Massimiliano Allegri

Having won five Serie A titles in his five years at the club, Allegri looks as though he is set to return to Turin.

?Things have gone badly for Juventus since his exit, and they're now a far way from the two Champions League finals he led them to in 2015 and 2017.

Zinedine Zidane

Had he left Real Madrid sooner, he might have become a more serious candidate for the Juventus job.

It's a job he's likely to be offered at some point, should he want it, but he might have just missed the chance this time.