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One of the hottest topics in the footballing universe right now is definitely Real Madrid chasing potentially the best player in the English Premier League - Eden Hazard. The Belgian National Team Captain is contract bound at Chelsea, until the end of the 2019-20 season.
If Real Madrid were to really convert Hazard into a galactico soon, either in January or the end of this season (which seems more probable), they are really going to have to dive deep into their pockets. Hazard's market value at the moment is €150 million and with one and a half season still to go in his contract, the price is not getting any lower.
On the other hand, Chelsea should be looking to bind the Belgian even further by handing him an even bigger contract by the end of this year to ward off any interest from Real Madrid. Other non-footballing reasons for Hazard staying at Chelsea would include the very big factor of his family being settled in London, for almost 6 years now.
Well, if Chelsea were to retain Hazard and Hazard agrees to stay, Real Madrid will definitely go all guns blazing in the transfer market. The reason being the fact that the Los Blancos are struggling after the departure of club legend Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus.
Let's look at the top 3 players Madrid could cash in on if the Hazard transfer does not realise.
#3 Paulo Dybala
The Argentine forward has been nothing short of a sensation for the Italian Old Lady, Juventus. However, luck hasn't been on his end and that's exactly the reason that he is still not counted as one of the best in the world even after performing splendidly season in season out for the past few years.
The arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus further leads to Dybala's position being in jeopardy and the Argentine is rumoured to be unhappy about his role at the club and could ask for a transfer in January.
If Hazard's not coming, Madrid should seriously consider Paulo Dybala, as the only thing the Argentine lacks right now is an opportunity. Once provided, it can turn the 24-year old into a lethal attacking machine.
However, it must be kept in mind that Dybala's contract still has a long way to go. It expires in 2022 and his current market value is €110 million. This might be a factor that could discourage the Spanish giants from chasing him.
All stats from transfermarkt.com
#2 Neymar
Once upon a time, the PSG Number 10 was probably the most talked about player in the world and rightly so as he was on a rampage for Barcelona destroying La Liga clubs' defences alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
The Brazilian's aura started to fade after he chose to come out of Messi's shadow and try to be recognized as the world's best away from Spain, and that's when he joined French giants, Paris Saint Germain. But since the move, Neymar has seemed complacent and he has transformed from a game changer to just another great player amongst many.
The only thing Neymar requires, to boost his confidence and his game, is a move to a club which guarantees him a tougher league to compete and prove himself in. And that's exactly what Real Madrid can offer him.
It's difficult to imagine a Barcelona player to play for Real Madrid just a couple of years after he was a fan favourite at the Camp Nou, but legends in the past have taken this step and have changed their status from great to legendary.
With Neymar on the left, Benzema at the centre, Bale on the right, and Modric, Isco and Casemiro in the midfield, Real Madrid could finally come back to their glory days again.
Currently valued at €180 million and a contract that ends in 2022, Neymar, if pursued by Real Madrid, will cost them a pretty hefty amount.
All stats from transfermarkt.com
#1 Kylian Mbappe
If there has been any player who is below the age of 20 who has been the top player in 2018, it's none other than French World Champion, Kylian Mbappe.
The French Prodigy in the Les Blues colours almost seems impossible to play against, and the same has been the case at Paris Saint Germain. There's nothing right now that Mbappe lacks in his game, apart from working a little bit on his finishing. However, Real Madrid can procure the 19-year-old Frenchman by making him the biggest transfer the Madrid club has ever.
Real Madrid are trying to replace Cristiano Ronaldo in this matter, and if there's anyone in this world right now, who is better at being Ronaldo than Ronaldo himself, it's Kylian Mbappe. The lad is destroying International teams week in week out in the ongoing UEFA Nation's League.
Mbappe being just 19 and a contract that also goes up to 2022, his current market value, €150 million, will increase manifold if Real Madrid decide to rope him in.
All stats from transfermarkt.com
