Chelsea's Eden Hazard refuses to rule out La Liga transfer and talks up Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane

Real Madrid target: The La Liga giants have been tracking Hazard for some time
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Simon Johnson4 September 2017

Eden Hazard has refused to rule out a move to La Liga in the future and spoken again about his admiration for Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane.

The Belgium international still has three years left of his Chelsea contract, but talks have yet to start on an extension.

Real Madrid have been keen to buy Hazard for years, although have never placed a formal bid.

When asked by Marca about the possibility of playing in La Liga, Hazard said: "For the moment I'm good in England.

"I play for one of the best clubs in England, but the Spanish league is special. Why not? For the moment I'm here."

When asked about the qualities of Real Madrid and former France midfielder Zidane, he added: "I think they (Real Madrid) are now the best team in the world because they have won everything. They have good players, a good manager.

"This guy (Zidane) wins everything as a player and as a manager. He is a special guy. On the pitch, everyone knows who he is. When we think about football we think about Zidane because he could do everything.

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"And now even outside the pitch he does everything. This guy is magic and I'm very happy to see him on the pitch."