Zinedine Zidane will look to sign Eden Hazard from Chelsea this summer – but only if Real Madrid sell Gareth Bale. Welsh superstar Bale has won three Champions League titles and one La Liga title since signing for Real from Tottenham in 2013. His individual record while in the Spanish capital – 81 goals in 183 games – reads well but he has nevertheless been persistently linked with a departure over the past year.
Troubled by injury problems, Bale has endured a mixed season and was again named on the bench for Real’s 1-1 draw with Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. The 28-year-old’s relationship with Zidane has deteriorated since the last-16 Champions League first leg against Paris Saint-Germain, in which he was left out. Bale earned a start for the second leg of Real’s quarter-final clash against Juventus but was hauled off at half-time after an underwhelming display.
The 27-year-old Belgian has scored 16 goals in 45 games for the Blues this season but had not got on the scoresheet for over two months before last weekend’s comeback win at Southampton. Zidane will be given a substantial transfer kitty this summer, particularly if he provides Real Madrid with a hat-trick of Champions League wins, and is determined to bring Hazard to the Bernabeu. Speaking at the end of last month, Hazard said he will wait until after the World Cup to contemplate his future at Chelsea.
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