Transfer: Real Madrid to raise £250m after Hazard arrival to avoid
Champions League ban
Real Madrid “must
raise more than £250million in sales”, in order to comply with Financial Fair
Play regulations (FFP) and avoid possible ban from the Champions League.
Los Blancos have
already announced deals for both Luka Jovic, arriving for £62m from Frankfurt
and Eden Hazard who is joining from Chelsea in a £130m move.
But according to
AS, given the club want to add more high-profile additions this summer, manager
Zinedine Zidane needs to shift a number of big earners out to balance the
books.
Zidane is pushing
for deals for both Paul Pogba and Christian Eriksen.
The Premier League
pair would likely cost another £200m, so Real must raise money from sales.
Up to 13 players
could be moved on, with Gareth Bale, Mateo Kovacic and James Rodriguez some of
the players expected to go.
Martin Odegaard and
Isco also face uncertain futures at the Bernabeu, particularly given Hazard,
who plays in their preferred position, has arrived as a ‘Galactico’ this
summer.
Transfer: Ramon Calderon predicts Hazard’s future at Real Madrid
Former Real Madrid
president, Ramon Calderon, has predicted the future of Eden Hazard at the
Bernabeu.
According to him,
the former Chelsea star can make a real difference for his new side.
“I think it is
fantastic news for Real Madrid,” Calderon was quoted by Express Sports.
“The player is one
of those that anyone would like to have on their team – good dribbling,
excellent passing and he can play both flanks because he uses the two feet.
“He can play as a
winger, attacking midfielder and also a false nine so it’s perfect.
“I think it has
been a good opportunity to take advantage of the decision of the player to
leave Chelsea.
“This is the real
one, the other three [signings] I’m not quite sure but Eden Hazard is really
that player that can make the difference in a team and I hope he would be able
to play at the same level he has been in the Premier [League].”
Eden Hazard’s jersey number at Real Madrid emerges
The jersey number
of Chelsea ace, Eden Hazard at Real Madrid has surfaced.
According to The
Sun, Hazard will be wearing the famed No. 7 shirt at Real Madrid when his
switch to Santiago Bernabeu is finally confirmed.
The Belgian captain
will be wearing the No. 7 shirt which belonged to forward, Cristiano Ronaldo,
before he left the club for Juventus last summer. The No. 7 shirt is currently
under the ownership of Mariano Diaz.
Hazard is keen to
join Real Madrid after he said “goodbye” to Chelsea fans, following
their Europa League victory against Arsenal and is expected to put pen to
paper with the La Liga giants within the next week.
It is believed that
Real Madrid will pay up to £115million for the 28-year-old forward.
Speaking after
Chelsea’s Europa League 4-1 win in Baku on Wednesday night, Hazard told
reporters: “I’ve made my decision and I told Chelsea two weeks ago.
“I’m just waiting
on both clubs to decide now.
“I think it’s a
goodbye. I’ve done this for 7 years and now it’s time for a new challenge.”
Hazard is set to
earn around £400,000-a-week at the Los Blancos, which tops the £300,000-a-week
offer he had on the table from Chelsea.
Former Arsenal
star, Emmanuel Petit, has revealed why Chelsea ace, Eden Hazard should make a
move to Real Madrid.
Petit said that the
Belgium international deserves a move to Santiago Bernabeu because for the last
six years he has been marvellous for Chelsea.
According to him,
the forward has been one of his best so far this season, even if he wasn’t
named in the Premier League team of the year.
Hazard is expected
to leave Stamford Bridge for Madrid this summer but Petit is insisting that his
departure is going to leave the Blues struggling to cope without him.
“It would be a big,
big loss for Chelsea if Eden Hazard left the club,” Petit told Paddy Power
ahead of Chelsea’s Europa League final against Arsenal.
“For the last six
years he has been marvellous for them – and this season has been one of his
best so far, even if he wasn’t named in the Premier League team of the year.
“Chelsea have so
many quality players, but none at Hazard’s level. He can do whatever he wants
on the pitch and is capable of making decisions with the ball at his feet.
“Hazard going to
Real Madrid would be a huge step for him – and he deserves it.
“But with the added
complication of a transfer ban, if he goes then you look at Chelsea and wonder
who is going to make the team alive on the pitch. Who is going to come up with
the key dribbles, the key passes?
“Chelsea don’t have
anyone else like Hazard. And because of the transfer ban, they don’t have the
power to replace him. I don’t see how they can cope next year without him.”
