Report: Eden Hazard 'Determined' to Move; Real Madrid Waiting for Chelsea Price

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard is reportedly desperate to join Real Madrid this summer, with the Spanish giants said to be waiting for an asking price to be clarified by the Premier League side.

Hazard has long been linked with a move to Los Blancos, and according to Mario Cortegana of AS, the Belgium international has his heart set on a switch to the Santiago Bernabeu side.

"It is a lifelong dream for the Belgium international, one that he has regularly spoken of in recent years and which, AS understands, he has set his heart on making a reality this summer—a resolution that he made well before Zinedine Zidane, his childhood idol, returned as coach of the La Liga giants last Monday."

In the report, it's also noted Madrid remain unaware of the kind of price Chelsea would command for the forward, but "they estimate that it will be between €100 and €120 million."

Kristof Terreur of Het Laatste Nieuws dismissed speculation that a deal has already been agreed to take Hazard to Madrid but said the Spanish side have made contact with Chelsea: 

Chelsea's stance in any negotiations over the player is weakened by the fact that Hazard only has a year left to run on his contract at the end of the campaign.

It means that if Hazard were to move on, it would be for a knockdown fee, as he could effectively sign a pre-contract with another club overseas from January 2020, with a view to moving on a free transfer at the end of the 2019-20 term.

The other issue for the Blues is they are facing a transfer ban this summer, meaning the only incoming player is likely to be Christian Pulisic, who has already agreed to arrive from Borussia Dortmund.

Should Hazard move on, he would leave a major void in the Chelsea attack: 

As noted in the initial report, the reappointment of Zidane at Real Madrid appears to have only heightened the chances of Hazard making the switch to Spain.

Zidane was drafted in to replace Santiago Solari after a disastrous recent spell for Madrid. By virtue of these struggles and the fact that the Frenchman has been brought back to the club, you sense a summer of big spending is on the cards.

Still, Chelsea broadcaster Alex Goldberg said he is hopeful the Blues star will stick around:

At this juncture, it would be a shock if the transfer didn't go through. Having enjoyed seven years at Chelsea, Hazard is reportedly keen on taking another step in his career and playing under an iconic figure in Zidane.

If he did view his long-term future with the Blues, then surely a new contract would have been sorted already. For Chelsea, losing him for a reduced fee as opposed to nothing at all further down the line would at least be less galling.