Eden Hazard admits he would find it 'hard to say no' to PSG
The Belgium international is prepared to leave Stamford Bridge in order to win the Champions League
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea winger Eden Hazard has admitted that he would find it hard to turn down a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Belgium international revealed to newspaper Le Parisien that he has set his sights on winning the Champions League and suggested that he could be willing to move away from Stamford Bridge in order to realise his objective.
“It's hard to say no to PSG, as with all teams capable of winning the Champions League,” he admitted, ahead of Chelsea’s knockout tie with Les Rouge-et-Bleu in the competition’s forthcoming knockout phase.
“Now, PSG are part of this category,” he added. “For me, winning the Champions League is the main objective. But for now, I do not dwell on it.”
Hazard’s future at Stamford Bridge has been thrown into doubt by the disastrous campaign his club have endured on and off the pitch.
Chelsea, who have improved since interim manager Guus Hiddink replaced Jose Mourinho in December and currently sit 12th in the Premier League table, are unlikely to qualify for next season’s Champions League unless they win the competition this term.
On his immediate future, the 25-year-old said: 'I do not know, because there is always uncertainty in football. If we stick to the contract, I'll still be at Chelsea next season.
“Even if things are complicated this season, I am at Chelsea. I'm in a good group that can win trophies every season.”
Success in the Champions League has previously influenced Hazard’s decision over his future.
In 2012, he announced his decision to join Chelsea, who had recently won the competition, by tweeting: “I’m signing for the champion’s league (sic) winner.”
Hazard was also asked whether the presence of Zinedine Zidane, recently appointed the head coach of Real Madrid, could persuade him to move to the Spanish giants.
“Of course with Zidane, it makes you want it as he was my idol when he was a player.
“I want to work with the best coaches in the world. But I do not know if Zidane is already part of this category, he has only led Real since early January.”
Chelsea face PSG in the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase tie on Tuesday night at the Parc des Princes.
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