{"id":18577,"date":"2012-05-29T11:03:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T08:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=18577"},"modified":"2012-05-29T18:42:07","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T15:42:07","slug":"its-chelsea-for-hazard-18577","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/its-chelsea-for-hazard-18577\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s Chelsea for Hazard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eden Hazard has announced via his Twitter account that he will join Chelsea this summer<\/h1>\n

Eden Hazard has announced that he is set to sign for Chelsea. The 21-year-old Lille\u00a0playmaker will join the newly crowned European champions for \u00a332m on a five\u2011year deal worth \u00a3100,000 a week after tax. The Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, who does not have a permanent manager at the club, drove the purchase personally, in what is a stunning statement of intent.<\/p>\n

The fee and package for such a young player is eye-watering but Chelsea’s coup is also reflected in their having seen off strong competition from the Premier League champions, Manchester City, and the runners-up Manchester United \u2013 who were, by some distance, England’s most consistent clubs last season. Chelsea lagged 25 points behind the pair and Abramovich is determined that his club will mount a more sustained domestic challenge next season. In outmuscling the Manchester clubs for Hazard, he has demonstrated the clout and desire that marked the early period, in particular, of his nine-year Stamford Bridge stewardship.<\/p>\n

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Eden Hazard’s Last \u00a0Decision<\/h2>\n

Hazard had previously indicated he would be making a move to one of the Manchester clubs, before admitting interest from the UEFA Champions League winners had made him think twice.<\/p>\n

“Chelsea makes you hesitate,” he told Canal+<\/em> last week. “They’ve won the Champions League and they’ll be in it next season.”<\/p>\n

Concerns over playing time at City may also have been a factor in the player’s decision, especially given that the Stamford Bridge outfit have already begun overhauling their squad.<\/p>\n

Hazard said of Chelsea: “They have great players and I always said I wanted to be playing.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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