After a bad run of form Mourinho's job at Madrid is looking vulnerable and he could leave before the season is out.

“Joining Real Madrid at [Zinedine] Zidane’s advice? It’s not true,” Lippi told Kiss Kiss. “Not that I dislike being linked with a big club like Real, but there is nothing concrete.

“I read what was said about [President] Florentino Perez and Zidane in the papers, but I have two more years of contract in Guangzhou and I feel good there from all points of view. It hasn’t happened yet, but if there was a call, I’m still under contract.”