Real Madrid are preparing a £150m offer for Chelsea star Eden Hazard, claims The Daily Mail.
The European giants are on the market for a new Galactico following the shock departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus at the end of last week.
Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are top transfer targets for Madrid but it will be difficult to prise either away from the Ligue 1 champions.
Madrid president Florentino Perez has to save face in the wake of Ronaldo’s exit and is now willing to rekindle the club’s long-standing interest in Hazard.
The Belgium international has previously conceded a move to Madrid is a dream for any player but has often been coy on a transfer out of respect to Chelsea.
Hazard has stalled on signing a new Chelsea over the last 12 months and now Madrid are prepared to make the 27-year-old one of the most expensive players of all-time.
The Chelsea No.10 has also been linked with a move to Barcelona and speculation about his future will only intensify when Belgium complete their 2018 World Cup campaign in Saturday’s third-place play-off against England.
Hazard has enjoyed a thoroughly successful campaign this summer and would be a candidate for the Golden Ball had Belgium made it through their semi-final encounter with France.
In fact, Hazard is the highest WhoScored rated player at the 2018 World Cup (8.53), earning the Whoscored man of the match award in three of his five matches.
