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'I have made a decision' - Hazard confirms he has made his mind up over future

  /  autty

Chelsea star Eden Hazard has revealed he has come to a decision over his future.

Hazard, who said he wanted to leave Stamford Bridge during last summer's World Cup, has turned down Chelsea's offers of a new contract and has in the past spoken of his desire to one day join Real Madrid.

The Belgium international is now inside the final 18 months of his deal at Chelsea and while he has recently said he is keen to explore options outside of the Premier League, he has regularly insisted that does not mean his time in London is coming to an end.

But the Chelsea forward has now reached a decision over his future, telling RMC: "I know what I am going to do. I have made a decision."

Chelsea face the prospect of losing two of their attacking talents should Hazard decide to leave, with Bayern Munich ready to pursue 18-year-old starlet Callum Hudson-Odoi again in the summer.

When quizzed about Hazard's future last week, Blues coach Maurizio Sarri admitted he is powerless to prevent his star man from leaving.

"Eden is 28. If he wants to go, I think he has to go," Sarri said.

"Of course, I hope the opposite. I hope he wants to stay here. He has the potential to be the best player in Europe at the moment."

Chelsea have already agreed a deal to sign Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund for £57m in the summer, although it is understood the American's arrival is not related to Hazard's future.

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