Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has reportedly turned down an approach from Real Madrid.

Spanish football expert Guillem Balague told Sky Sports that the Portuguese was one man approached by the Spanish giants but as expected, declined the invitation to return to the his former club.

Balague also suggested that Zinedine Zidane, coach of the Castilla team, is not quite ready to replace Carlo Ancelotti who is likely to be sacked after failing to win any silverware this season.

"The idea is that Real now look for another coach - that is what normally happens when Real Madrid do not win," he told 'Revista de La Liga' after Barcelona claimed the Spanish title on Sunday.

"Real have spoken to Julen Lopetegui at Porto, to Jurgen Klopp, to Rafa Benitez and Jose Mourinho.

"They have already spoken to those four to see if they would be interested in coaching Real Madrid. They have spoken to Jose Mourinho - he said no to them, of course.

"Out of those four, Rafa is favoured by some but not others. Mourinho is favoured by some and not by others and Lopetegui is deemed as something for the future, but they have sounded out all of them.

"Klopp isn't an automatic yes for the job, and it may be a little bit too early for Zinedine Zidane.

"There was a plan at the beginning of the season, but Real Madrid Castilla haven't been doing too well so, again, there is doubt."