Rumour: Real Madrid linked with a shock move for Eden Hazard

Hazardous move?

According to sources in Spain, Real Madrid are interested in signing Chelsea’s star man Eden Hazard. Real Madrid’s sporting director Zinedine Zidane tracked the Belgian’s development at Lille with keen interest.

Hazard switched clubs to Stamford Bridge in a £32 million deal only last summer and word has it, Zidane wants him at the Bernabeu. He has recommended Hazard to Real’s top brass with a view to sign him in the summer. Madrid are keen to land the Belgian and are reportedly willing to let Angel Di Maria switch clubs to Chelsea in a cash-plus-player deal.

Luis Suarez was on top of Real’s wishlist, but his latest contract which has a whooping £100 million buy-out clause has cooled the interest of the Spanish giants, as they don’t consider a deal to be viable having recently spent a world record £86 million for the capture of Gareth Bale. Hazard’s team-mate Ramires is also being tracked by the Madrid club.

However, with Suarez now seemingly out of gasp, it appears Carlo Ancelotti is widening his search for attacking options with a move for Hazard in the pipeline.