Mauricio Pochettino will not join Real Madrid this summer, according to his biographer Guillem Balague.

The Tottenham manager is reportedly Madrid president Florentino Perez's first choice to succeed Zinedine Zidane, who resigned on Thursday.

Pochettino was in Barcelona yesterday on a promotional tour for the Spanish-language version of his book 'Brave New World', which is penned in part by Balague.

But Balague, a Spanish football expert, insists Pochettino's comments at a press conference on Friday, along with Daniel Levy's hardball tactics, means any move to Santiago Bernabeu will not happen this summer.

“With Daniel Levy, Spurs, the project and Pochettino’s words, there is enough evidence to stop the speculation," Balague told BBC 5 live.

“But Real Madrid will put money on the table and ask the questions, Spurs will probably say no.

“I just think this summer is not the time but there will be a time when Pochettino may say he’s done so much for this side and wonders if he can do more.

“But I don’t think it’s this summer.”