Chelsea's plan to convince Hazard to snub Real Madrid and sign new deal

Chelsea are going to new lengths to keep Eden Hazard – and it’s very good news for one of his current team-mates!

The Belgian star has been constantly linked with Real Madrid this summer.

The Blues and new manager Maurizio Sarri are determined not to let the club’s best player leave and they have devised a plan to do it.

READ MORE: Ranked! The 10 Championship players we’re most excited to see this season

READ MORE: Gossip – Man United want Zidane as next boss

Unsurprisingly, it involves a big pay hike – but not, it appears, just for Hazard.

Chelsea want to send out all the right messages to the 27-year-old and keeping a player just as important to them as he is seems to be the answer.

N’Golo Kante is being chased by Paris Saint Germain as they look to bring the World Cup winner back home.

But according to the Evening Standard, Chelsea have reacted to that by tempting Kante with a new contract worth £290,000-a-week.

READ MORE: Melchiot predicts Chelsea exit for Hazard and Courtois

READ MORE: Real Madrid ‘end Hazard interest’ after Chelsea demand world-record fee

Sarri and Stamford Bridge officials see tying down the midfielder to a new deal are an assurance to Hazard that Chelsea will challenge again.

He cast doubt about his Blues future for the first time this summer, quoted as saying we all know where he wants to play next season – and that’s Real Madrid.

“For my career, certainly after this World Cup, I’m at a moment where I might change,” he said.

“We all know that I’ve always felt well at Chelsea, so … I’ve been linked to all the big clubs.

“Next week it will be Bayern. No, I’m joking. You all know my preferred destination.”

Chelsea play Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday in the traditional season curtain raiser.