French media outlet RMC Sport reported that an agreement has been reached between Hazard and Real Madrid, but Chelsea are yet to accept a bid from the European champions.
After several attempts to get Real Madrid to approach the London side to get a deal going, Hazard dropped the biggest hint yet that he might not stay at Stamford Bridge past the summer.
“Certainly after this World Cup. I can decide if I want to stay or go, but Chelsea will make the final decision – if they want to let me go. You know my preferred destination.”
Hazard has also previously said he would wait for clarity over the future of former boss Antonio Conte before making a decision over his future. Chelsea appointed Maurizio Sarri as their new head coach on Saturday.
He added: “We knew already for a while that Sarri was going to become the new manager. If he’s a good manager? If he lets me win trophies, yes.”
The 27-year-old has two years left on his contract, and the club will be forced to sell him if he continues to stall over a new deal.
According to reports, Madrid are ready to spend £200m to bring Hazard to the Bernabeu in order to fill the void left by the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus.
RMC Sport go on to report that Hazard is keen on taking over Cristiano Ronaldo’s throne at Real. The Belgium international, who has a verbal agreement in place, has always stated that he wants to win the Champions League – a competition domination by Los Blancos in the past 5 years.
