Hazard to SFR: "I hope [CFC] fans do not want me to leave. I'm doing good stuff here. I am happy here. Things can move, or they do not. We'll see. The public is with me, I love my teammates, my family is doing well here. Of course I want to play in the UCL, but it's no priority."

Looks kinda depressed tbh

Hazard & Real Madrid in the press today

Eden Hazard: "I'm waiting for new players next season. We'll see. I want good players, because I want to win the Premier League next season. Yeah, [I have to think about] a lot of things, and then we will see. That's why I'm taking my time. It's something big."

FA Cup win influencing you to stay?

Hazard: "Now I'm just happy. We don't talk about next season, we talk about holiday & World Cup."

Rudiger interrupts: "Eden, stay! We need you to stay!"

Hazard: "I need Antonio Rudiger to play like this every game, then I stay. I promise."

London Evening Standard: Now that Zidane has left Real Madrid, Chelsea are likely to keep hold of Hazard.

Hazard: "I won't stay if CFC are going to be worse. Madrid could be interesting for me as everyone knows. They know what they have to do if they want me. If its going there just for the sake of it then no. I need a project. I have one at CFC. I want to see if Conte stays or not."

MARCA: Days before the Kiev final, Hazard's father Thierry made contact with Real Madrid to offer Eden & explained that talks over a new CFC deal were on hold because the time has come to move on with no UCL football at Stamford Bridge next season.

MARCA: Eden Hazard is willing to reject £340,000-a-week from Chelsea to join Real Madrid this summer.

HLN's Kristof Terreur on Hazard & Real Madrid.

AS: Hazard is Real Madrid's 3rd option if they can't get Neymar or Mbappe.

Eden Hazard: "I'm fine at Chelsea and, for now, nobody has presented me with an offer. It is true Zidane is special but Madrid makes everyone dream. With or without Zidane, Real Madrid's shirt is special. But I'm also doing well in blue so staying wouldn't bother me."

Ballon d'Or chances increase after winning the World Cup?

Eden Hazard: "It will be for Messi or Cristiano, it is written like that. I remember a year in which Ribery won everything and didn't get it."

Eden Hazard who idolizes Zidane: "Because of the seven years I spent in France I feel 99% Belgian & 1% French, but the idea of taking French nationality never crossed my mind."

L'Equipe's Frederic Hermel: "Hazard wants to come to Madrid, but Perez's obsession is Neymar."

HLN: Chelsea are determined to keep a hold of Hazard & won't let him leave even for a world-record bid.

Sarri confirmed as CFC manager. Now the real movements on Hazard's future start.

Daily Mail on Hazard-Madrid.

Everyone knows Hazard's preferred destination & if he wants it, he can no longer be this diplomatic anymore. Eden will have to force it if CFC don't budge. And being hard like that is something he hasn't yet shown. https://twitter.com/HLNinEngeland/status/1018188959472594944

Hazard: "I saw it was official, but we knew for a long time that Sarri was going to be the new coach. Is he a good coach? If he lets me win titles, yes."

press on Hazard-Madrid.

The Times' chief football writer Henry Winter & the Mirror's chief sports writer Andy Dunn on Hazard to Real Madrid.

Telegraph: Chelsea ready to reject approaches from Real Madrid and Barcelona for Hazard and confident to keep him for at least another season.

RMC Sport: Hazard wants Real Madrid & has agreed verbally with the management of the Spanish club. however there is no agreement between Chelsea and Madrid on this issue yet.

CdS: Madrid wants Hazard but they keep raising their price more & more.

MARCA: Real Madrid will absolutely consider the signing of Hazard, but not at any price. There are only two options: continue at Chelsea, a club with which he has a contract until June 2019, or sign for Real Madrid, the only team which he has expressed a desire to go to.

Plot twist. https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1019576374481375232

Tutto Mercato: Real Madrid's contract offer to Hazard is around €15m yearly.

Evening Standard: Real Madrid are armed with an £112m bid for Hazard – slightly more than the £107m that has been reported in Italy.

TMW: CFC reject Real's first offer of €100m plus bonuses for Hazard & won't seriously consider anything less than €150m. Madrid believe they'll part with Eden for €135m.

iSport with the same figure quoted by the London Evening Standard for Hazard-Madrid.

Daily Mail: Hazard has refused to sign a new £300,000-a-week but CFC insiders insist they will not entertain offers for Eden regardless, even if Real Madrid do bid £150m.

MIRROR: Chelsea have told Real Madrid they will not be bullied into selling Eden Hazard – even for the second highest transfer fee in history of £170m.

Let's be honest. It was Eden who began with the 'come get me' pleas.

AS: Apart from stats similar to Isco & ASENSIO, the arrival of Hazard would see the return of a recent problem that Real Madrid have faced most recently of which with James - an over-abundance of midfielders.

Hazard's little brother votes no to him signing for Real Madrid...... bastard.

El Confidencial: After the World Cup Hazard had, CFC won't sell him for less than €200m. Florentino has no intention to break the bank for Eden but the possibility he might join Barcelona, Neymar and Mbappé at PSG & Cristiano at Juventus might force him to do so.

AS: Hazard-Madrid

Pros:
• Won't be hard to convince.
• Maturity & leadership.
• EU citizen.
• Good competition.
• Highest quality available player.

Cons:
• Price.
• Effect on Isco & ASENSIO.
• Doesn't score as much as he should.

And the Daily Mail add CFC demanding £200m for Hazard.

€225m for Hazard. Bye

HLN: Real Madrid have made no bid for Hazard, yet.

MARCA: Real Madrid won't pay more than €100m for Hazard & trust ASENSIO to take-off in third season.

That ship has now sailed you bums.

Le 10 Sport: Real Madrid will test Chelsea with a €200m cash bid for Hazard.

Ummm no.

Hazard: "You know what I said after the World Cup. I'm happy here, I do not want to talk about that yet. Many things have been said - nonsense and everything. For now, I'm happy. I still have two years of contract [left] and we'll see what happens. I will not leave [this year]."

Hazard: "The transfer window in England is already closed. We can sell but we cannot sign players. It would be a bit strange for [Chelsea] to let me go and not recruit another player. I feel good here. We'll see what happens in a year or two years."

Eden's father Thierry Hazard: "I can't say why the transfer did not go through because I don't know. Maybe [Real] have a policy where they want to give the youth a chance. Eden will have one more year on his contract next summer, but he may never end up in Madrid."

Eden's father Thierry Hazard: "It could be that it had been a different story with Zidane. But on the other hand, he will also have had his reasons for leaving."

Eden Hazard: "Real Madrid? I am always happy when I play football. After the World Cup I talked, but I'm still with Chelsea."

Telegraph's Matt Law on Hazard-Madrid.

Hazard: "I'll tell you the truth. After the World Cup I wanted to leave because my dream is to play in Spain. Then I spoke to the board & Sarri I said "I can stay no problem". We are enjoying playing with Sarri & I’m happy I stayed. I’ve got three years on my contract left."

Hazard: "Retire at CFC? Yes for sure, but also the possibility is that I can leave also. I love the club, the fans, the city and my team-mates, I think, love me so it’s easy to stay. But if I leave or if I stay I will be happy. This club is now part of my life so we will see."

Some outlets misleading people into making it seem as if Eden is talking about his future, but it's actually about his scoring form.

Hazard: "At the moment I'm good but in two months it can be different. I just keep practicing on the pitch, training & we will see what happens."

Eden Hazard: “I don’t want to lie. REAL MADRID IS THE BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD. It is my dream since I was a kid. I was dreaming about this club. We will see. I don’t want to talk about this every day. I don’t have time, but we will talk about my future soon. I think so.”

Eden Hazard: "When you have a dream [Real Madrid] and you want to make it happen. It is like I have said a lot of times: if I leave I will be happy; if I know I stay I will be happy. It is not like if I go I am happy and if I stay than I am unhappy."

Leave like Courtois?

Hazard: "I don't want that. I want what’s good for me, but I want what’s good for the club because the club has given me everything. I don’t want to say, ‘Yes, I am signing a new contract’ and then at the end I don’t end up in signing. So I will see."

Hazard: "Sometimes in my head, I wake up in the morning and think, ‘I want to go’. Sometimes I want to stay. It’s a hard decision, my future. I am 27 & will be 28 in January. Renewal? If they come to me, then I'll talk. I don’t want to say I'm not talking with the club."

Hazard has said all he can over & over again. He's seen how ugly many from his current club fan-base can get after Courtois. He clearly wants to avoid that. Chelsea should let the man achieve his 'dream'.

Another cover on Hazard's dream.

MARCA: Hazard winks at Florentino for the umpteenth time & sends Real Madrid a unequivocal message.

AS: Hazard surrenders, "I don't want to lie. Playing for Real Madrid is my dream."

Cadena SER: Florentino has asked Chelsea drop their €200m Hazard price for this winter for a more realistic evaluation since Eden's contract ends in 2020 & he's been very vocal about Real Madrid.

MARCA: The idea of Real Madrid's plan for Hazard is to repeat the same steps that got Courtois to the Bernabeu & wait until next summer to get Eden at a good price when he'll have only 1 year left on his CFC contract. Eden still hasn't renewed as he wait for Madrid.

AS: EPL's current Pichichi is now an objective. If Real Madrid's slump continues, they might try to sign him in the winter window & 84.9% of fans in our poll want the transfer.

£750,000-a-week to make Hazard stay at Chelsea? Lolwut

Not exactly the time of season to say it, considering Hazard's current form, but does ex-LFC-MCFC Bellamy have a broader point here on Eden's consistency?

Telegraph: Eden Hazard is waiting for a signal from Real Madrid before making a decision on his Chelsea future. If they do, then Hazard is likely to inform Chelsea that he wants to leave the club and will not sign a new deal. He is now prepared to wait until the New Year.

MARCA: Hazard doesn't want to pressure the club, he knows that Madrid want him and he has no intention of signing a new deal for Chelsea, with whom he wants to maintain a good relationship. Several clubs would want Eden, but he only wants Real Madrid.

AS: If things continue to go badly at the Bernabéu, Madrid plan to sign Hazard urgently in the January transfer window for €100-120m. If things return to normal, then they will hold out until the summer, when they would be in a position to offer around €80m.

Hazard

Feb 2016: "It'd be special if my idol Zidane coaches me."

Nov 2017: "I won't hide I always admired Madrid."

June 2018: "If Real want me, they know what to do."

July 2018: "With or without Zidane, Madrid is a dream for anyone."

Oct 2018: "Real's the best. My dream."

COPE: Real Madrid's transfer policy hasn't changed. They have no plans to sign Hazard. Instead, Rodrygo will arrive at Castilla and if Madrid are to spend big on established stars, they're still thinking about Neymar & Eriksen to replace Modric.

Leave in January?
Hazard: "No."

More likely to win Ballon d'Or in Spain?
Hazard: "That's maybe why I want to go too."

You the best player in the world right now?
Hazard: "Yes, I said yes before, so I say yes to you. You can always improve in football, yes."

MARCA: Real Madrid are happy to wait until the end of the season when Hazard will have just 12 months remaining on his contract.