Chelsea Transfer News: Eden Hazard Comments on Real Madrid Deal Rumours

Eden Hazard has denied recent rumours suggesting he has already agreed to join Real Madrid from Chelsea in the summer.

While the Belgian playmaker did not close the door on a potential departure from Stamford Bridge, he said that no agreement had been reached with Real, per the Mirror's Adrian Kajumba: “Have I signed for Real? No, that’s not true, I do not know who said that. For now, I am at Chelsea. I have a season to finish, and my contract ends in four years. For now, I’m here, and I am, and I want to get back on the field with Chelsea."
Spanish outlet Ok Diario (via Marc Williams in the Daily Star) recently said Los Blancos had reached a deal to sign Hazard for £32 million, with the 25-year-old reportedly having agreed personal terms.
He has long been viewed as a key target for Real, especially since Zinedine Zidane's appointment as manager back in January, per Bleacher Report's Dean Jones and Sam Tighe:

Hazard's poor form this season—he has yet to score a Premier League goal in 2015-16, per WhoScored.com—has led many to speculate that he is not happy at Stamford Bridge and wants to move away, per ESPN's David Amoyal.
His latest comments will not completely reassure Blues fans that he is set to stay for the long term—the repetition of "for now" hardly inspires confidence—but it seems he has not yet committed to leaving west London.

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And incoming manager Antonio Conte is likely to want to keep Hazard at the club given his past brilliance.
Only a year ago Hazard was voted PFA Player of the Year after his superlative form in 2014-15 helped Chelsea to win the Premier League title.
While he has dropped off dramatically in form this season, there is certainly a possibility that he could rediscover his magic under Conte's new regime.

Should Chelsea sell Hazard in the summer?

Even if Chelsea do sell Hazard, they are likely to demand significantly more than the £32 million quoted by Ok Diario.
Neil Fissler in the Express reported suitors Real and Paris Saint-Germain are no longer prepared to pay the £80 million previously quoted to sign Hazard, but they are still happy to do business at "nearer to £60 million."
A single poor season does not make Hazard a bad player, and he could still have a big part to play in the near future as Chelsea look to return to title contention next season.