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What's the news?
Chelsea's Belgian starlet Eden Hazard, who has been heavily linked with Real Madrid since the re-appointment of coach Zinedine Zidane, has heaped praise on the French player turned manager.
In case you didn't know...
Hazard has been linked with Real Madrid after a splendid World Cup last summer, when he guided Belgium to a third-place finish in Russia, and also was reckoned as the best player of the tournament second to Golden Ball winner Luka Modric.
It was perfect timing for the Chelsea Number 10 to move to the Spanish capital, but his fate had other plans. Madrid and Chelsea failed to agree terms for the player, and the winger ended up staying at Stamford Bridge.
This past weekend, the rumours started to fuel up again, after Hazard scored a brilliant brace against West Ham in the Premier League, which made him the player with most number of goal involvements this season.
The Heart of the Matter
According to The Express, after Chelsea's win away from home at Slavia Prague in the Europa League, Hazard was asked about rumours of his transfer to Real Madrid, and the Belgian was clear about his intentions to not talk about the move, but praised Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane.
He said, “I am not a Real Madrid player. But as a supporter of Zidane, I was very happy that he came back because football needs Zidane. For Real it is good, for the supporters of Real it is good, but for the other teams a bit less, because Real Madrid with Zinedine Zidane win a lot, so it will be difficult.”
About his move, he continued, “My future is not something that I want to talk about right now. There are rumours left and right, but for me, I have another month with Chelsea. The end of the season could be wonderful if we win the Europa League and qualify for the Champions League for next season."
What's next?
Hazard has always been a self-proclaimed supporter of Zinedine Zidane, and that only makes Madrid's chances better to secure the signing of the Belgian star at the end of this season.
Hazard's current club, Chelsea FC visit Anfield on Sunday to face Liverpool in the Premier League, as they continue their fight for the Top 4.
