Chelsea Reportedly to Offer Eden Hazard Deal Amid Barcelona, Real Madrid Rumours

Chelsea will reportedly offer Eden Hazard a new contract worth £300,000 per week as they bid to secure his future amid speculation he is wanted by La Liga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid. 

According to Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail, the Blues want to reopen talks with the winger after their negotiations with him were paused over the summer as he helped Belgium to third place at the FIFA World Cup.

The 27-year-old is contracted until 2020 but is said to welcome the possibility of signing for either Barca or Real.

A stumbling block for Chelsea could be their failure to provide regular UEFA Champions League football in recent years.

The Blues will not feature in Europe's premier competition this season—the second time in the last three campaigns they have not taken part—and they face a tough battle to qualify for next year's edition as one of six teams competing for four places.

BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand believes they will be up against it to finish in the Premier League's top four, but Hazard could make the difference:

The Belgian could still join Barcelona or Real Madrid this summer as the Spanish transfer window does not close until the end of the month, but the player has shut down talk of an immediate exit:

Chelsea can ill afford to lose him, particularly now they cannot bring in a replacement. A departure next summer—when he'll be in the final year of his contract—does them few favours either.

A new contract would put the Blues in a much stronger position to keep him or at least maximise his value in the transfer market, but convincing him to sign it could be difficult.

If they can show clear progress under new boss Maurizio Sarri and secure Champions League football for next season they'll have a good chance of tying him down, but a failure on either front will likely push him toward leaving.