That’s according to Spanish media outlet Don Balon who say the target man delivered a warning shot to Perez before he was sold.

Morata was deployed primarily from the bench last term but still managed to score 15 goals in 26 games.

Despite his goalscoring exploits, Morata was deemed surplus to requirements by Zidane.

The Blues coughed up around £75m to bring him to Stamford Bridge and he’s impressing.

Morata bagged a goal against Leicester yesterday to bring his Chelsea tally to three goals in four games.

Real, meanwhile, are struggling this season.

Former Real Madrid star Alvaro Morata has impressed at Chelsea

And Don Balon say Morata would have been the ideal contender to replace misfiring Karim Benzema.

Real could only manage a 1-1 with Levante yesterday.

Ivan Lopez grabbed the opener for the visitors.

But Lucas secured an equaliser before half-time after Levante goalkeeper Raul Fernandez parried Sergio Ramos’ header into the forward’s path.

Real huffed and puffed in the second-half but couldn't find a winner.

The La Liga giants also had Marcelo sent off in the closing minutes for lashing out at Levante defender Jefferson Lerma.

Speaking after the match, Zidane said his team must get improve.

"We cannot be happy with what we did today," he said.

"Against Valencia we dropped two points, but played well. We must find solutions - we did not play well. We were missing many things.

"We needed to start with more intensity, and we did not do that. The second half was better, but still not enough."

Real Madrid face Cypriot champions APOEL in the Champions League on Wednesday.