Chelsea superstar agrees deal with LaLiga giants, Arsenal set to hijack Manchester United's move for top transfer target and other Premier League transfer news: 26 January 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified May 28, 2019 10:28 GMT

Eden Hazard finally has an agreement in place with Real Madrid

According to transfer expert Ian McGarry (courtesy: Daily Star), Eden Hazard has an agreement in place with Los Blancos and will join the LaLiga giants at the end of the season.

Speaking in the Transfer Window Podcast, McGarry revealed,

“Eden Hazard, 18 months left on his contract, but has been, as he said in and interview with France Football this week, at Chelsea seven years.

“He has won every domestic honour there in that time.

“He does have ambitions to do something differently and as we said right at the beginning of this season, it is my belief that he already has an agreement to join Real Madrid which is up to him whether he takes it or not.

“I believe he will. Therefore, Chelsea’s attempts to get him to sign a contract will fail.”

Given how publicly Hazard has professed his love for Real Madrid and how desperately the Madrid giants want a talisman to replace the goals that were earlier guaranteed by Cristiano Ronaldo, it seems like it's only a matter of time before Hazard dons the all-white kit.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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