MADRID-LINKED HAZARD ISN'T BIGGER THAN CHELSEA AND CAN BE REPLACED, SAYS DESAILLY

The Belgian has been mooted as a potential transfer target for Los Blancos and the former Blues centre-back thinks they could cope without him

Former Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly thinks the club would be able to replace Eden Hazard amid strong transfer links with Real Madrid.

The Belgian winger recently matched Gianfranco Zola's 80-goal record for the Blues and, having now fully recovered from injury, is once again an integral part of Antonio Conte's starting XI.