Chelsea fans have been rocked by fresh rumours linking Eden Hazard to Real Madrid this summer. It has been claimed that the Spanish giants could put down a whopping £100million to secure the Belgian’s services.
According to the Mirror, he could be offered a contract worth £350,000 a week to become one of the best-paid players in the world. Zinedine Zidane will be looking to welcome a new face at the Bernabeu this summer to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus.
Hazard has long been linked to Madrid and is exactly the sort of big name capable of shouldering such a responsibility, as Chelsea fans know. The Belgian has been a talisman for the Blues, turning games and lifting his team in difficult moments with his skill on the ball.
The most Expensive football Transfers so far
7. Gareth Bale
Tottenham Hotspur to Real Madrid
Transfer fee (£): £86million
Transfer fee (€): €100million
6. Paul Pogba
Juventus to Manchester United
Transfer fee (£): £89million
Transfer fee (€): €105million
5. Ousmane Dembele
Borussia Dortmund to Barcelona
Transfer fee (£): £97million
Transfer fee (€): €105million
4. Christiano Ronaldo
Real Madrid to Juventus
Transfer fee (£): £105million
Transfer fee (€): €117million
3. Philippe Coutinho
Liverpool to Barcelona in 2018
Transfer fee (£): £106million
Transfer fee (€): €120million
2.Kylian Mbappe
Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain in 2018
Transfer fee (£): £158million
Transfer fee (€): €180million
- Neymar Junior
Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2018
Transfer fee (£): £189million
Transfer fee (€): €222million
If Chelsea were to accept a £100million bid from Real Madrid, he would become the fifth most expensive transfer of all-time.
Based on the current exchange rate, a £100million deal would be worth an estimated €116million,€11million more than the fee paid by Manchester United for Paul Pogba and Barcelona for Ousmane Dembele in Euros.
The dilemma Chelsea face is that they could lose their winger for nothing in 2020, with the Belgian heading into the final year of his contract.
Unless the Blues are able to win a reprieve from the ban that is set to block them from registering any new players for new transfer windows, they could stand to earn £100million in transfer fees from Hazard only to be left unable to replace him this summer.