Eden Hazard has been linked with a return to Chelsea after rejecting Newcastle United official bid in the current window.
Belgian and Real Madrid flop Eden Hazard doesn’t view a return to west London this month as an ‘option’ despite rejecting a recent proposal from Newcastle United.
This is according to Spanish outlet Marca who has titled their latest update on the situation ‘Hazard prefers to wait’.
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Naturally, a reunion with the Blues has been touted with Newcastle also interested in the 31 year old under the new Saudi-led ownership.
Apparently Newcastle’s bid was rejected by the Belgian winger after Magpies made a £33m offer plus another £8.3m in ‘variables’.
Eddie Howe’s men ‘met the expectations’ of Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, who accepted their offer, but Hazard declined.
During the summer, Hazard was adamant he was going to fight for his place under Carlo Ancelotti and going back to England was “out of the question.”
He said on May 26: “I still have a three-year contract with Real Madrid, so going back to England is out of the question.
Everyone knows that my first two years were not good, so first I want to prove myself at Real Madrid. I will do everything to do that.
“I certainly don’t see myself leaving Madrid, given the contract situation.
“I know myself and I know when I’m in shape. If that’s the case, I can give it my all for Real next season. That’s my plan.”
This was a development that really excited Chelsea fans who believed that their legend was waiting for Marina Granovskaia and Roman Abramovich to approach him before vacating the Spanish capital.
In spite of the clear hints of unrest and unhappiness at the Los Blancos, it seems as though despite Real being open to listening to offers in the region of £23million as per Diario AS, the winger himself has decided to stick it out until the end of the season.
Marca wrote: “His performance has declined since that fatal kick from Meunier and, despite constant rumours, he is not an option for Chelsea, with whom he has a very close relationship.
“And, of course, the attacker’s high salary does not make it easy for him to fit into a hypothetical destination.”
