Chelsea forward says he is ’99 per cent sure’ he will stay at Chelsea next season despite interest from Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.
Several clubs have been well alert since Hazard’s horrendous season for the Blues, scoring just four goals in 31 Premier League appearances during the campaign as Chelsea disappointingly finished 10th in the table.
The Belgium international was speaking in Switzerland before Belgium’s warm-up game on Saturday ahead of this summer’s Euro 2016 and guaranteed he’s most likely to remain at Stamford Bridge next season, Metro reports.
If I tell you I’m staying at Chelsea with 100 percent certainty, this is not the case.
For now, I’m 100 percent sure I’ll compete at the Euros. After, I will think of Chelsea. But I want to finish well at the club. So like Thibaut [Courtois], I will be at Chelsea 99 percent next season.
Since the ex-Chelsea boss José Mourinho took over at Manchester United this week, the 25-year-old has been emerged to be moving to Old Trafford with him.
However, Hazard promised to not be joining one of the club’s biggest rivals, even though he strongly praised the Portuguese manager in his job.
He is a fantastic manager. I wish him good luck. I would really want to play against his team.
Hazard also looked back at his last season’s poor performances blaming most of them on injuries, which he told to have left behind.
The last game where I gave everything was against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League. After that I was injured. And this is where the season has just ended for Chelsea.
So I took my time to get back to fitness. I will attack the challenge of the European Championship in full possession of my faculties.
Despite Belgium’s national side is showing huge potential to win the European Championship, the former Lille-man doesn’t see his country as favourites, but promises to do his best to lead his team for glory.
Two years ago, everyone expected a lot from me, maybe I didn’t meet those expectations. People will be waiting for Belgium and waiting for me (to deliver) but we’ll give our utmost.
Favourites, no, I don’t think so. France are playing at home, Spain, Germany and then maybe we’re just behind.
Eden Hazard was named as Belgium’s captain for the Euro 2016 by the head coach Marc Wilmots as Vincent Kompany misses out due to an injury, and Hazard could be seen as a future leader for the Blues if he gets lucky, as John Terry looks uncertain of starting too many games next season.
