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By Shambhu Ajith

Modified May 28, 2019 15:27 GMT

Eden Hazard hints at move by saying Europa League win would be the perfect farewell

Hazard is expected to leave Chelsea in the summer

Chelsea fans are now resigned to losing Eden Hazard in the summer. The Belgian is widely tipped to join Real Madrid and recently, Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has asked the Stamford Bridge faithful to accept whatever decision he makes at the end of the season.

Now, Hazard has fueled further speculation by stating that winning the Europa League final against Arsenal would be the 'perfect farewell'.

"We lost the League Cup final, so at the end of the season this is the trophy we can go for.

"I just want to win the trophy, that is it. It does not matter if I score or I do not score. If it is my last game, I hope to bring the trophy.

"Would it be the perfect farewell? Yes."

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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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