â€˜Hazard deserves to be at Real Madridâ€™ â€“ Right time for Chelsea exit, says Hoddle

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The Belgium international forward continues to be heavily linked with a summer switch to Spain, with a former Blues boss supporting a big-money move

Eden Hazard â€œdeservesâ€ to play for Real Madrid, says Glenn Hoddle, with the Chelsea forward told it â€œmay be the right timeâ€ for a change of scenery.

A move to the Santiago Bernabeu has long been mooted for a talented Belgium international.

He is considered to fit the Blancosâ€™ â€˜Galacticoâ€™ mould and would add attacking spark to a squad that has struggled in that department since bidding farewell to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Hoddle says few at Stamford Bridge should begrudge Hazard a fresh start if an approach is made, with the 28-year-old approaching the final 12 months of his contract after seven memorable years in west London.

The former Blues player and manager told TSN: â€œI think Chelsea will get into the Champions League, whether Hazard will be there with themâ€¦

â€œI feel it might be the right time for him personally, not for Chelsea or the Premier League, but for him to go to Real Madrid if that offer is there on the table for him.

â€œHe deserves to play in that team. Theyâ€™ve got a re-build going on as well.

â€œI personally would love to see him play in the Premier League but Iâ€™ve got a feeling he might move. Chelsea, at the moment, thereâ€™s something missing but without Hazard in the team and all the hope [goes].

â€œYou take him away from that team at the moment and youâ€™ve got a massive hole to fill.

â€œCan you fill it? Probably not. And itâ€™s a real big concern for Chelsea at the moment.

â€œAnd thatâ€™s where I think they are at as a club, theyâ€™re at a crossroads.

â€œWith their owner, the new stadium not coming, thereâ€™s a lot of players coming to the end of their contracts, the transfer embargo as well.

â€œAll these things are not positive. The main thing theyâ€™ve got to do is switch off from that, win their last two games, get into that top four, or win the Europa League, they are still in a good position to win that. But I think theyâ€™ll end up in fourth spot.â€

Chelsea sit fourth in the Premier League at present, two points clear of London rivals Arsenal, but are about to turn their attention to a semi-final date with Eintracht Frakfurt in the Europa League.

2019-04-30 18:00:04

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