Former Chelsea winger Florent Malouda has urged Eden Hazard to stay with Chelsea beyond the summer transfer window. The Belgian currently has a contract with the Blues until June 2020, but he has still been linked with a summer departure with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain said to be interested in his services.
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“If he feels he’s done everything, it’s better for him to leave. These days, it’s great that players don’t leave when things become difficult. Eden should leave after a major trophy like the Champions League.Chelsea need a player of his class. He can play in all the clubs in the world. He loves the pressure and assumes it. He’s a prodigy, but Chelsea need him.”
Despite the constant speculation, Hazard has previously clarified that he would not consider a summer exit from Stamford Bridge. Real Madrid, in particular, offer the Belgian with a strong chance of lifting the Champions League title in the future, but the Belgian has stressed his ambition of winning the same with Chelsea before pursuing a fresh challenge elsewhere.
Chelsea returned to winning ways last weekend with a 3-2 comeback triumph over Southampton in the Premier League, and this has maintained their slender chance of finishing in the Champions League positions. The Blues are currently seven points behind fourth-placed Tottenham with five games left in the season, and they are still dependent on either Spurs or Liverpool going through a major collapse before the end of the campaign. Chelsea have an away league game at Burnley on Thursday night.