It is “time to decide” the future of Chelsea forward Eden Hazard, says manager Maurizio Sarri.
The 27-year-old Belgium international, who passed 100 goals for the club in Wednesday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Watford, said he wanted to become a Chelsea ‘legend”.
Hazard, whose contract expires in June 2020, has been linked with a summer move to Real Madrid.
Sarri said Chelsea “have to solve this problem”.
Asked whether he expects Hazard to remain a Chelsea player in the long term, he said: “I don’t know but I think that it’s time to decide.”
Hazard said in October it was his “dream” to join Spanish side Madrid, although two days later he ruled out a move to the Bernabeu in the January transfer window.
After scoring twice at Vicarage Road, Hazard said: “I want to score more for this club and then try to be a legend like Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba and John Terry.”
Italian Sarri said: “I have not the power to do this. I am the coach. I am not the president. I am not in charge of the market.
“I want to speak to him only about the position on the pitch.
BBC
