Ex-Prem star says Hazard could leave Chelsea, on one condition

Oli Fisher

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher expects Chelsea to be worried about losing Eden Hazard, should they fail to make the top four.

The Belgian scored twice as Chelsea beat West Brom 3-0 at Stamford Bridge on Monday night, easing the pressure on Antonio Conte and ending a run of two straight league defeats.

A recent report suggested that Real Madrid are prepared to offer a key midfielder in an attempt to lure Hazard to the Bernabeu.

Los Blancos are so desperate to get the Chelsea attacker on board that they are proposing to offer Marco Asensio as part of the deal, claimed Spanish outlet Diario Gol.

“He is one of the top players in world football, there’s no doubt about that,” Carragher told Sky Sports.

“The unfortunate thing when Chelsea are talking about getting into the top four tonight and Hazard said Chelsea are made to win trophies, this season they can still win the FA Cup and the Champions League, but if they don’t get into the top four, you would have to worry about him.

“I think every top club in world football would be looking at that situation if they didn’t get Champions League football.

“He is one of the strongest players in the Premier League. The world’s greatest ever players that we’ve seen, not just in the Premier League, are often flair players so as a defender, you think ‘I can leave one on them’ or something like that, but you can’t bully the best players.

“He’s exactly the same, and he has that strength where you can’t get the ball off them.”

 

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