Top-tier Belgian journalist makes controversial Hazard claim

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On the one hand, Terreur doesn’t expect Hazard to leave the club in summer, as he told the Transfer Talk podcast: “I haven’t heard anything about Real Madrid since Zidane left. There’s always been contact with agents and his dad has been in touch with the club too. But when Zidane left it was not going to happen.

“I think Real Madrid were interested before Zidane left. He was always pushing for Hazard for three years but in a way, a deal never materialised for him.

“He was in talks with them in 2016 but then he got injured and Madrid decided not to move for him. It will be difficult for him to move away from Chelsea as they are not going to sell a lot of players and certainly not their best player.

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“In the situation, they are in, he wants to make what the club are going to do, he wants to know who the new manager is and the players they are going to be signing, then he might consider even signing a new deal.”

On the other hand, the journalist believes the 27-year-old won’t miss an opportunity of a dream Santiago Bernabeu move: “For him, it’s always been about his family life and his family have always been very happy in London.

“It’s not a priority for him to move but if he could make his dream move to Real Madrid he’d take it. He knows it’s now or never, he’s 27 and will become 28 in January, it’s now or never.”

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