Zinedine Zidane has expressed his admiration for Eden
Hazard but would not be drawn on media reports that
the Chelsea attacker is a transfer target for Real
Madrid.
Hazard, 24, has failed to replicate the form which saw
him win both of the top individual awards in England last
season as the Blues claimed the Premier League title,
and speculation about his future at Stamford Bridge has
increased as the team has slumped to 16th in the table
this term.
Zidane, who is currently managing Real Madrid Castilla,
the Spanish club's reserve side, praised the former Lille
player but stopped short of suggesting that Real Madrid
should try to sign him.
"You'll have to ask other people that," the former
France international told a news conference. "I'm not in
a position to answer. Me, I love the player."
Zidane added that he expects Hazard to rediscover his
best form in time to spearhead Belgium's campaign at
the European Championship in France next summer.
"He's my favourite player [on the Belgian team]," the
former three-time FIFA World Player of the Year said.
"He's the one that gives me the most when I see
Belgium play.
"He has six months left. It's part of a career -- you
have to accept that there'll be times when you're not as
good.
"But I'm not worried about him for the European
Championship."
Hazard but would not be drawn on media reports that
the Chelsea attacker is a transfer target for Real
Madrid.
Hazard, 24, has failed to replicate the form which saw
him win both of the top individual awards in England last
season as the Blues claimed the Premier League title,
and speculation about his future at Stamford Bridge has
increased as the team has slumped to 16th in the table
this term.
Zidane, who is currently managing Real Madrid Castilla,
the Spanish club's reserve side, praised the former Lille
player but stopped short of suggesting that Real Madrid
should try to sign him.
"You'll have to ask other people that," the former
France international told a news conference. "I'm not in
a position to answer. Me, I love the player."
Zidane added that he expects Hazard to rediscover his
best form in time to spearhead Belgium's campaign at
the European Championship in France next summer.
"He's my favourite player [on the Belgian team]," the
former three-time FIFA World Player of the Year said.
"He's the one that gives me the most when I see
Belgium play.
"He has six months left. It's part of a career -- you
have to accept that there'll be times when you're not as
good.
"But I'm not worried about him for the European
Championship."
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