Eden Hazard Joins Chelsea

Highly-regarded Belgian international midfielder Eden Hazard has opted to join European champions Chelsea ahead of Manchester City and Manchester United, the player said on Monday.
"I am signing for the Champions League winner," Hazard, 21, said on his Twitter feed.
Hazard, named the best Ligue 1 player in the last two seasons, had been expected to join either Premier League champions Manchester City or runners-up Manchester United after he said he would choose between the two.The gifted playmaker, capped 27 times by Belgium, led Lille to the French title in 2011 and scored 20 goals this season, including a hat-trick in his farewell game, as they finished third to qualify for next season's Champions League play-off.He announced in October that he would leave Lille at the end of the season.
Hazard made his league debut for Lille as a 16-year-old and quickly had scouts flocking to the club's Metropole stadium. His performances earned the Ligue 1's top prospect award for successive seasons, before he secured the full accolade in the last two campaigns.
With tremendous pace and an eye for goal, Hazard prefers to play on the left flank and his penetrating runs and tight ball control are a menace to any defence.

Hazard Wants Spurs Move

Belgium and Lille midfielder Eden Hazard admits he could join Tottenham this summer. The 21-year-old is one of the hottest properties in Europe at the moment and is reported to have attracted the interest of the likes of Chelsea, Real Madrid and Arsenal. The midfielder appears to have his heart set on a move to the Premier League this summer and he concedes White Hart Lane may be his destination. Hazard denied reports he has already agreed terms with Tottenham, but he did tell Belgian TV station RTBF that a move to join Harry Redknapp's team is possible. He said: "Maybe it will be Tottenham. It is a great English club. "I said that I would go to England and there is very good players (at Spurs). I have not yet signed. This is going to happen soon". The youngster, who plays predominantly on the wing, has not ruled out a move to the Primera Division, however. "Spain is perhaps more my style of game but (if I move there) it must be to either Barcelona or Real Madrid," he added.

Top European Clubs Set for Hazard Auction

Liverpool are on red alert after Lille suggested star winger Eden Hazard could be sold to spark a £40m auction next summer. The 20-year-old has caught the attention of club managers across Europe and Kenny Dalglish is one of a number who would be ready to make an offer were he to become available. The likes of Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Real Madrid have also been linked with moves for Hazard and he is expected to spark a transfer scramble next summer after Lille coach Rudi Garcia admitted the French champions are already planning for life without him. Garcia said: "We're thinking about it, of course. But it is still a little early at the moment. It would be very hard to replace a player of Eden's calibre. We'll see what we can do, but for the moment we are making the most of his presence here." Lille chairman Michel Seydoux is also readying himself for what is shaping up to be a busy summer for the club in 2012. "If he and we are in agreement with him leaving, I don't know what his price will be at the end of the season," he said. "What is certain is that we will have the means to recruit after he has gone."