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Eden Hazard on Chelsea future: Summer transfer a ‘possibility’ but not January

Hazard has appeared to rule out a return to France, however. (Picture: Getty Images)

Eden Hazard has suggested he is still open to leaving Chelsea at the end of the season.

The Blues want to offer the 27-year-old a new contract - his current one expires in 2020 - worth well in excess of £300,000-a-week.

But the Belgium international has admitted in the past he dreams of a move to Real Madrid.

And while he appears to have ruled out a move during the January window, Hazard says a move next summer is an option he will consider.

"For now I'm staying at Chelsea," Hazard told Canal Plus.

"I have one year left in June. If I don't extend, it (a move) is possible. I can't see myself leaving in January. I wouldn't do that to the club, to the fans.

"Next summer it's a possibility, but it's also possible that I spend the rest of my career at Chelsea."

However, Hazard, who joined Chelsea from Lille in 2012, has ruled out the possibility Ligue 1 could be his next destination.

"There has been contact in the past with PSG but I haven't been tempted," he added.

"If I have to go back to France one day, it would be to Lille. But today, there is no chance that I'll come back in the French league."

Additional reporting from Press Association Sport

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