The duo have been linked with with moves to Real Madrid this summer, yet give their cost, it is unlikely they could both sign for the club
Thibaut Courtois would choose Eden Hazard ahead of Neymar as a blockbusting signing for Real Madrid this year.
Courtois played alongside his Belgium international team-mate for four seasons at Chelsea before moving to the Santiago Bernabeu last August .
The Spanish capital has frequently been touted as a future destination for Hazard , who is yet to commit to the Premier League club beyond the end of next season.
Madrid's market activity has been somewhat at odds with the Galacticos era over recent transfer windows and head coach Santiago Solari, and his predecessor Julen Lopetegui, have felt the effects of Cristiano Ronaldo not being replaced following his July departure to Juventus.
Ex-Barcelona star Neymar is reported to remain a Madrid target, but Courtois believes his countryman would be a better signing.
In an interview with Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad , the 26-year-old goalkeeper said: "I [would] choose Eden, of course. I really like him, but the choice is up to the board.
"I do not know what will happen. That is not a question for me, but for the chairman and the management.
"The team is what it is now. Karim Benzema is in a good shape and scored 17 goals. [Gareth] Bale started well, but then had to deal with injuries.
"You see in the matches that we have quality, only sometimes it is not possible to score."
Barcelona are 10 points better off than third-place Madrid at the top of LaLiga and in pole position to retain their title.
The Catalan club have operated with a far more expansive transfer policy of late, than their bitter rivals, particularly since Neymar's world-record €222million departure to PSG in August 2017.
Nevertheless, Courtois does not see their recruitment continuing at such a rate due to the demands of UEFA's Financial Fair Play regulations.
"We do not have to look at other teams, we have to look at ourselves," he said. "We have to build a new team.
"Who knows [whether] other teams will get into trouble with the rules of Financial Fair Play?
"If you see that Barcelona have already spent twice the amount they have received for Neymar, they may have to sell again soon."
MuyideenAdebowale
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My club remains blues for life. these days we have been so poor ever and I don't know what we can do to resolve it at this hour and if care is not taken, Man Utd will cone end up 6th in premier league which I didn't pray for. For Harzard, it's his choice to follow his dreams and achieve it in multiples. if he wants to leave, he'll always be blue in his veins
Stanstanfords7
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Neymar has the ability to attract more than 3defenders to himself giving his mates chance to score, Neymar is not a selfish player as a matter of fact I think Neymar is one of those players that has many passes than his mates. Neymar has mistakes and has a lot to do to mature into the game but I would pick Neymar over hazard at any given moment. Neymar can play force 9,he can be a play maker, he can be a winger, he can be fensive at times and the fancy foot work gives opponents a lot to worry about. If there was a chance Neymar could come to Manchester united I'd be the first to shake the hands of the board because ney has a long way to go, still young and can fit perfectly with Rashy, Martial and pogba.
Delvaye
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I understand that many Chelsea fans may not like the idea of Hazard leaving Chelsea. We need to understand that Hazard has served us a lot. He dream of winning the ballon D'or one day. Those things happen when your team is consistent in the Champions league...and performing well. But for the past five seasons we have been very inconsistent.... when it comes to Champions league football. Hazard is 28 now, he's at his peak, 2 to 3 years from now he might possibly start declining . Take a look at our team right now the possibility of us qualifying for Champions league next season is 50% . Hazard needs to move to high level team right now to be able to realize his dreams....
EminenceBASIT
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Courtois should focus with his team and leave Hazard to decide
dupacdenoz
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Stay at your Real Madrid and continued collecting your goals and leave Hazard alone. is not for you to suggest were players to go
Viswajiithmessi
109
Neymar is well better than hazard
CalebAleb
107
Well, about 3-4 months ago I would be like; Courtois just looking for Chelsea's downfall by wanting Hazard to join him pretending that he loves Chelsea, Snakeois blah blah blah...... and so on But now I support the move 100 percent because Hazard is single handedly leading to our downfall. It seems like he no longer want to play for the team but rather wants Individual glory such that Madrid can see his worth and by that I mean he does not like to pass the ball to his teammates who may be in better scoring positions but Instead wants to hold the ball and try to dribble 3-4 opponents with no end product. That's one of the primary reasons as to why Sarriball has become a complete failure; the lack of goals.Sarri ball is all about team play and passing the ball to your teammates not holding and delaying with the ball as Hazard does. So I think Hazard and Willian are not team players so they are not suited for Sarri ball. Period.
Carlo_Peace
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I think Courtois should be the last person to make transfer suggestions. Maybe he should be made the spokesman of Real Madrid coz he's a sloppy keeper.
Phiny12
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Players upon players have played for Chelsea and eventually if they stay in the club they will retire. Ballack, Lampard, Terry, Essien, Zola, Cech and the likes all played for Chelsea in this century but where are they now? just as Chelsea was able to win the Champions League without Hazard, if he leaves today, Chelsea would survive. can someone tell me that among the 42 youngsters on loan, one if them can't even replace Hazard? If he is not willing to play, we thank him for his service in the last 7 years but goodbye to him
yaylz
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Hazard is the ambassador of all football app so is reading all the comments of the user so I'm glad everybody especially chelsea fans want hazard to leave chelsea because is heart dont belong to us anymore is always talking about madrid so go if you want to we chelsea dont care anymore with want player that their ❤ belong to chelsea so just leave we have pulisic who is coming and hudson who's want to play and he already showing us that he deserve a place in the starting 11