It has been a really strange summer for Chelsea with the long-standing managerial turmoil still not totally settled. The club have given Antonio Conte the boot which everyone saw coming but they haven’t settled on a firm replacement. They have been working at getting Maurizio Sarri although the Italian is still contracted over at Napoli. There could be more disruption on the way with Eden Hazard now 10/11 odds on at Ladbrokes* (betting odds taken from July 13th, 2018 at 10:01 pm) to join Real Madrid in the summer.
There has been a lot of speculation about a move to the Santiago Bernabeu for Hazard, but once Real Madrid shipped Cristiano Ronaldo out the door to Juventus then the speculation hit new levels. Belgium star Hazard does make a great fit for the Spanish giants, who are looking to shake things up over the summer after falling so short in their La Liga campaign last season.
The money that Chelsea would get from the sale of Hazard would at least let the Blues dip into the transfer market to try and bolster their own squad before the close of this summer’s transfer deadline in August. While Hazard is odds-on to make the move now there is the Neymar factor in all of this. Real Madrid had to come out and again and deny they have approached the Brazilian.
This has been another long saga, has Real Madrid’s supposed interest in former Barcelona star Neymar who is now at PSG. If the rumours and speculations are true that they are going to go for broke and get the signature of Neymar then that complicates the Hazard situation because the two of those would be in direct competition in terms of roles at the club. Neymar is 13/8 to sign for Real Madrid* (betting odds taken from July 13th, 2018 at 10:01 pm) in the summer.
Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: “Antonio Conte may well be swiftly followed out of the Stamford Bridge exit door by Hazard, who is now shorter than ever for a sensational summer switch.”
Eden Hazard Club after Summer transfer window
Real Madrid – 10/11
PSG – 6/1
Barcelona – 12/1
Man City – 20/1
* (betting odds taken from July 13th, 2018 at 10:01 pm)
To join Real Madrid in Summer transfer window
Eden Hazard – 10/11
Neymar – 13/8
Kylian Mbappe – 2/1
Robert Lewandowski – 5/2
Harry Kane – 9/2
Paul Pogba – 10/1
* (betting odds taken from July 13th, 2018 at 10:01 pm)
