Chelsea transfer news: Eden Hazard is interested in Real Madrid move

Belgium captain waits to see what happens
with Chelsea boss Antonio Conte

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Hazard dropped the bombshell during a chat with French sports
daily L’Equipe in which he was asked about his future plans,
Goal.com reports.

“I do not want to talk about transfers right now,” he
replied, before going on to talk about transfers.

“As I said before, I won everything in London except the
Champions League. If I’m here in my career, it’s thanks to Chelsea.
It would be too easy to say ‘I want to leave because I have done
everything’.”

So why might Hazard, who yesterday helped Belgium kick-off
their World Cup campaign with a 3-0 defeat of Panama, want to leave
Stamford Bridge after six years with the Blues?

“I would really like to know what will happen at the club
next year,” he said, a reference to the uncertainty surrounding the
fate of manager Antonio Conte. “I am waiting to see if the coach
stays or leaves. If I stay, it will be because the team will be
better than the season we have just had. I do not want to stay if
we are less good.”

When L’Equipe asked him about the rumours linking him with
a move to Spain and the European champions, the 27-year-old
replied: “Real Madrid can interest me, everyone knows
it.”

According to Goal.com “no contract extension has been put
in place” by Chelsea and that’s increased speculation that Hazard
might be on his way once the World Cup is done and
dusted.

The Daily Express claims that Chelsea “are
desperate to keep Hazard” but Madrid will make a concerted effort
to prise him from London. That will likely involve a transfer fee
“north of £100m” but that is money Madrid are willing to pay,
particularly if, as expected, they sell Gareth Bale in the coming
weeks.

As for Conte, the Daily Star is one of several outlets to claim
that the Italian will soon be replaced as manager by former Napoli
boss Maurizio Sarri.

Apparently Chelsea are in talks with Conte about the terms
of his contract termination, and once they are concluded Sarri will
be officially unveiled as the new boss with Gianfranco Zola his
assistant.

The Star, citing Italian outlet CalcioNapoli24, says “an
agreement between the two clubs is expected in the next few hours”,
with Chelsea paying Napoli £4.4m as compensation.