Eden Hazard

[Baracus]

Not at the moment. But if he is going to move this summer. I'd say its going to be Real Madrid

Zidane (now director of football at Real) is a Big fan and Real are yet to sign a big player.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

We'll never get him. We just have to hope all these youngsters that we are bringing into the club, turn out to be focking awesome. I don't see us buying another player like suarez in this tranfer window.

[Arn]

Not at the moment. But if he is going to move this summer. I'd say its going to be Real Madrid

Zidane (now director of football at Real) is a Big fan and Real are yet to sign a big player.

They signed Sahin one of the best playmakers in Europe. I call that big player even if he didn't cost that much. They signed a left back for something like £30m.

[Mike]

We'll never get him. We just have to hope all these youngsters that we are bringing into the club, turn out to be focking awesome. I don't see us buying another player like suarez in this tranfer window.

Not in this transfer window no.

Tbh I am more excited for next summer, but only IF we get into the Champions League - we will be able to attract far better players like Hazard/Mata/Aguero etc.

Fingers crossed.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

We certainly wont be attracting Hazard/Mata or Aguero.

Hopefully there are some top quality talent next season for us to steal at a bargain.

[Baracus]

They signed Sahin one of the best playmakers in Europe. I call that big player even if he didn't cost that much. They signed a left back for something like £30m.

I'm aware of that. But they are not 'Real Madrid;t-shirt selling, stadium filling/electrifying signings. With the huge fanfare and press conferences like they usually have.

Surprised they have not yet shifted alot of Deadwood. Just like many of the big clubs.

[yamiedo]

Think we were pretty out of our depth to think we could sign Aguero, Mata or Hazard to begin with anyway...

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Can't copy n paste the story,using my mobile.
Just read a story that we plan on making a move for hazard ,once we have off loaded the ****e.
Cannae see it happening as much as I would love it to.as we need a player like him.he would be as good as suarez.

[Vermilion]

Can't copy n paste the story,using my mobile.
Just read a story that we plan on making a move for hazard ,once we have off loaded the ****e.
Cannae see it happening as much as I would love it to.as we need a player like him.he would be as good as suarez.

We'll never get him. We just have to hope all these youngsters that we are bringing into the club, turn out to be focking awesome. I don't see us buying another player like suarez in this tranfer window.

[Muddled]

Liverpool to Hijack Move for Belgian Starlet.

Liverpool are ready to hijack Arsenal's potential move for Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard.

According to Fanatix.com, the Merseyside club are eyeing one more attacking player and have already made an enquiry for Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay.

However, it is unclear how likely it will be to land the Dutchman as he was only signed by the Catalans in January. Therefore, Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has turned his attentions to 20-year-old Hazard who is also a target for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

The Frenchman even admitted in January that the club were tracking him. He said: "We follow him. And personally I think he's a real talent and he's good enough to play for Arsenal, yes.

"In the offensive department we have many players. At the end of the season we'll have a look at the situation but at the moment it's completely ruled out."

The Lille midfielder has attracted the interest of a host of top European clubs following a season in which he was instrumental in his club's first league title since 1954.

Arsenal though, remain favourites to sign Hazard thanks to their close ties with Lille built during their successful negotiations over £10.9m forward Gervinho.

The Gunners are reportedly willing to meet the £20m asking price but will only make an offer with the proceeds of any possible sale from Samir Nasri or Cesc Fabregas.

This has given Liverpool a window of opportunity to make a move for the Belgian starlet, although they must also off-load players before making an official bid.

A number of players are expected to leave the Reds in the coming weeks with Alberto Aquilani, Milan Jovanovic, David N'Gog and Joe Cole all reported to be on the verge of moves.

It is thought the departure of that quartet will free up enough space on the wage bill and generate enough transfer money to fund a move for Hazard.

Source:Sportsvibe

[Muddled]

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[BigChief]

The quicker Cole leaves the quicker a move like this could happen. Regardless of the rubbish source. I'd even take £10 million for Aquilani if we were guaranteed to bring another player of Hazard's calibre in.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

A little bit about Eden in there too

Montpellier smash and grab leaves Lille wanting to leave August behind

Despite Eden Hazard's brilliance, the Ligue 1 champions have made their traditional slow start under manager Rudi Garcia



Lille's record for August matches against French teams under coach Rudi Garcia now stands at 11 games without a win, after the Ligue 1 champions were beaten 1-0 at home to Montpellier on Sunday night. What was a quirky stat is fast becoming an issue, and Garcia's pre-match joke that his team would be underdogs – "Montpellier are the team that always wins in August while we always lose in August" – does not sound so funny now.


Last season, Lille drew their first four league games; the season before, they won only once in their first seven league matches. It's now five years since they won their first home match of the season and overall, Garcia's August record is one win in 14 league matches.


Just as in last week's 1-1 draw with Nancy, when they had 73% possession, Lille dominated on Sunday night, only to find Montpellier's second-choice goalkeeper, Laurent Pionnier, in inspired form. Olivier Giroud scored the only goal with 15 minutes left while John Utaka hit the post late on in an archetypal smash-and-grab away performance. "We'd win this match nine times out of 10, and I'd be more worried if we had deserved to lose," said Garcia. "At least you journalists can keep writing about [the struggles in] August."


"Lille undeniably miss Gervinho," wrote L'Equipe, while RMC feared that the August slump "is the black cat that won't go away".


"There are doubts that this Lille side can live up to its status [as champions]," wrote So Foot. Everyone agreed on one thing: Lille's star player Eden Hazard was again superb, especially in the first half. "A dynamite dribbler, whose technical brilliance was in vain," wrote Nord Éclair.


This has been a tricky time for The Eden Project: Hazard was last week suspended from the Belgium squad for three matches for his reaction to being subbed off after an hour of June's Euro 2012 qualifier against Turkey. His crime? Eating a hamburger with his dad from a stall outside the stadium, before the match had finished. "What have you done now, Georges?" wailed La Dernière Heure, fearing that Belgium's best player (yes, Chelsea fans, right now he is better than Romelu Lukaku, because he can dribble like this, and score goals in big games, as he did against Marseille, and Lyon would quit international football.


Instead, Hazard's management team released a statement defending their player from accusations about his attitude, and demanding respect to avoid self-imposed exile. "He is suffering from the recurrent attacks on his professionalism after making a mistake borne out of frustration."


While the Belgium coach Georges Leekens said the ban was "light", the statement pointed out, quite rightly, that Patrice Evra and Franck Ribéry received five- and three-match bans for their role in France players going on strike during the 2010 World Cup. "There is absolute unanimity [about Hazard's professionalism] among the most rigorous coaches in the world, like Louis Van Gaal, Claude Puel or Carlo Ancelotti, who wanted him in the recent past, or like Arsène Wenger, Roberto Mancini and Leonardo, who wanted to recruit him this summer," the statement added.


To that list of admirers, Hazard can also add Inter president Massimo Moratti, who said, "My son always tells me we should sign Hazard," and Real Madrid sports director Zinedine Zidane: "I would bring Hazard to Madrid with my eyes shut."


But Lille president Michel Seydoux is not in selling mood. "We want Eden to stay and he will stay," he said. "We're not going to talk about this for 175 years. I'm like a robot who repeats the same message every day at the same time. There was a good film about that, wasn't there?" He would know. Seydoux is also a film producer and often compares the two industries: "The coach is the director and the players are the actors."


In that case, Hazard is the lead man, but he cannot carry this team on his own. His support cast were off the pace on Sunday, especially Moussa Sow, who missed four chances. "He had a rotten night, and the memory of his last game here [a hat-trick in a 3-2 win over Rennes] seemed a long way away," said Nord Éclair. Lille are looking for another striker, but Seydoux can only afford to bring someone on loan. "We will bring in two players if we can, but we can't stretch the finances too much," he said.


Lille's economic concerns will ease next season, when the club moves into its new 50,000-capacity stadium, boosting the annual budget from €65m (2010-11) to €90m. For that to be a real success, though, Lille must reach the Champions League again. No wonder the understated Seydoux admitted: "We may have been champions a bit too early." With joint-leaders Caen and then Marseille next up for Lille, September can't come soon enough.

[little dave hedgehog]

that article mentions that we hope to move on jovanovic, so i think it's probably from an older article.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Pass that **** you been smoking.