Hazard was signed form Lillie in the summer of 2012 after winning the French player of the year award for two years and since arriving at the London club has been sensational all through even though he has been out of form in some part of the season but his level of consistency has been very high.
So far, Hazard has to his name 10 assist and 13 goals this season and can be said to the only season he has achieved a double figure in both goals and assist. He has on several occasions admitted his admiration for the Spanish giants club and dream of wearing the white jersey some day and there is nothing stopping him from changing his mind after Chelsea has exhausted every option to tie him to the club
The way Hazard and the club has being managing the Madrid speculation, I must confess has been very matures and amiable with still 17 months still remaining in his contract. With Courtois already at Madrid, Hazard will find it very easy to settle with the keeper he has known over 3 years now.
Hazard has been very successful at Chelsea with many medals to his cabinet. He has lifted two premier league title with Chelsea under Jose and Conte regime an FA cup under Anthonio Conte and a UEFA Europa league with Rafael Benitez where he proved to be a very important member of the squad.
There is no gain saying that Hazard is really loved by all the Chelsea faithful as a result to his commitment to the game, his meek nature as well as a talisman which has earn him name "Garden of Eden" but how the club and fans alike are going to cope without his services is still much to be anticipated. Being a talisman and one who has bailed Chelsea out in terms of goals when the strikers are not up and doing will leave a big shoe for whosoever that will be taking his place.
Chelsea will be on the outlook of players to replace Hazard and one of those options is to look at the young players especially from the academy in Hudson-Odoi who has shown good sign to be a potential and huge asset to the club but the question will be, with still a lot to learn about the game, can he fit in Hazards shows? Other wise, Chelsea will have no option that to enter the transfer market.
Chelsea in their bid to source for player that will fit into Hazard role has been on the outlook for some players across different league in Europe. For example, there were reports making the round before Barcelona played Real Madrid that Chelsea football club were interested to hire the services of out of form Countinho to be a potential replacement for the Belgium international. Courtinho is yet to score for Barca since October and has only 8 goals this season in all competitions. While speaking with a beIN sport correspondent said
‘’Nobody knows what will happen in the future. All I have in my head right now is to work hard’’
But Barca in their handle were quick to debunk any speculations surrounding Countinho that he was still their player and they are committed to keeping him for a very long time
Isco
The Real Madrid wonder player is reported to be included in a swap deal when Hazard finally moves to the Spanish capital in order to reduce the price tag Chelsea are going to demand for Hazard moves which will reduce the price to around $75m but Isco is heavily linked to a move to Barcelona as well
Other players on Chelsea list for Hazard replacement are Tottenham Christian Erikson who has been reported not to sign a new deal with his club with just 18 months left in his contract. Chelsea is reported to have secretly enquire about the services of Erikson during the January transfer windows and may likely cost Chelsea about $60m to get him to the Bridge buy will have to face Barcelona and Manchester City for his service.
Hazard will be greatly missed at Chelsea but for mean time remains a Chelsea player and still have a lot of work to do in the remainder to the season. With. Chelsea still in all competition so far, l will be expecting Hazard to say good by with one of those trophied.
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