Eden Hazard eyes future with Real Madrid as he confirms his time with Chelsea might be up Eden Hazard has issued a come and get me plea to Real Madrid by confirming that the time might be right for him to leave Chelsea once he returns from the World Cup. Chelsea are desperate to keep Hazard, who has two years remaining on his contract, but the Belgian is a target of both Real and Barcelona.
After scoring against England to secure third place for Belgium at the World Cup, Hazard, who Chelsea value at over £200 million, was asked about his future. “I will go on holiday and ask myself the right questions,” said Hazard. “After six wonderful years at Chelsea, it might be time to discover something different. I can decide if I want to stay or go, but Chelsea will make the final decision - if they want to let me go. “For my career, certainly after this World Cup, I’m at a moment where I might change.” Hazard, who has never tried to hide his desire to play for Real one day, added: “We all know that I’ve always felt well at Chelsea, and I’ve been linked to all the big clubs. Next week it will be Bayern (Munich). No I’m joking. You all know my preferred destination.” Confirmation that Hazard may want to leave is a big blow to new head coach Maurizio Sarri and the 27-year-old said: “We knew for a while that Sarri was going to become the new manager. Now it's official. If he's a good manager? If he lets me win trophies, yes. Dries Mertens has said its a good manager. We will have to work hard. The Italian way, but we were used to that with Antonio Conte too. We will see what happens."
Meanwhile, Sarri assured Chelsea he does not hold any homophobic or sexist views ahead of his appointment. And the Italian has also been enrolled straight on to an intensive course to improve his English, following his move to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea formally announced the appointment of Sarri, on a three-year contract, and the signing of midfielder Jorginho, on a five-year deal, on Saturday.
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