REAL MADRID transfer news is hotting up and Eden Hazard heading to the Bernabeu is back on the agenda today.
REAL MADRID transfer news is hotting up and Eden Hazard heading to the Bernabeu is back on the agenda today.
Hazard has forged a reputation as one of the world’s top creative forces during his six-year spell at Chelsea.
And Zinedine Zidane, who announced his resignation yesterday, was a driving force behind Real’s interest in getting him on-board last year.
Real Madrid are likely to be keeping tabs on Hazard this summer with president Florentino Perez always eager to make high-profile signings.
Former Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair claims Hazard needs to join a club like Real if he is to reach Cristiano Ronaldo’s level.
And he believes the Belgian could be a replacement for Gareth Bale, who hinted he could quit Real after last weekend’s Champions League final.
"I think for Hazard to be mentioned in the same category as Ronaldo or [Lionel] Messi, he would have to move to a club like Real Madrid," Sinclair told Sporting Bet.
"Chelsea will be doing everything they can to keep him there for at least another year, but Real Madrid were linked heavily last year and could come back in for him again.
"With Bale potentially leaving Madrid, I think Real will have a list of players that they will want to replace him with, and I believe that Hazard will be on there.
"Hazard is a crowd-pleaser and definitely a big-name player that Madrid like to bring in.
"I think if you put him on that stage and at a club like Real Madrid, he’ll improve and become a better player."
Earlier this week ex-Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen admitted he fears Hazard calling time on his Stamford Bridge career.
"I hope so," said Gudjohnsen, when asked if he expects Hazard to stay at Chelsea.
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid maybe not, but from what I understand he seems very happy.
"He wants to know where Chelsea are going, what direction, which coach is coming, whether [Antonio] Conte is staying or someone else.
"A lot will depend on how Chelsea present the future to him to convince him that he should be there for a long time."
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