Eden Hazard

[The_weatherman]

4 years.

So after this season he'll have two more, on skyhigh wages. WTF, this and Carra's extension, Purslow is a right imbecile when it comes to football.

[Roboklopp]

You're so wrong- he's the Fernando Torres of finance.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Did Lille not take an option to buy on cole?

[Mostar]

So after this season he'll have two more, on skyhigh wages. WTF, this and Carra's extension, Purslow is a right imbecile when it comes to football.

He should have never been involved in making football signing/releasing decisions.

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/transfer-news/Arsenal-make-Lille-star-Eden-Hazard-their-No-1-target-for-summer-2012-but-he-also-tops-Real-Madrid-s-hit-list-article804851.html

[Mostar]

No surprises there. Both clubs have been linked with him plenty of times for quite sometime.

[Craig_H]

If we get into the CL ahead of Arsenal, he wont go to them.

[Mostar]

He'll go to Real next year.

[Craig_H]

Yep, most likely.

[frank the tank]

not so sure..... i think if Hazard was motivated by money, he would have moved already..... i think he will look at the bigger picture and see that he could be the main man at either Arsenal or us - and possibly see that as a stepping stone to go to Madrid / Barca......

i think Madrid will sign Neymar as their next main signing - with ronaldo, higuain and benzema, then i can't see Hazard going there.....

also, a year is a long time in football - he could have a few stormers in the CL this season - then who is to say that Man United, City or Chelsea won't go in and offer loads of cash for him.....

thinking about it, Lille probably want to keep him and hope he has a brilliant Euro2012 - that would add another "tournament-tax" of say £6m extra!!! I think if we really want him, we should force through the deal in Jan - even if it means leaving him stay at Lille on loan for 6 months - we should have done the same with Ashley Young last Jan...

[Mostar]

not so sure..... i think if Hazard was motivated by money, he would have moved already..... i think he will look at the bigger picture and see that he could be the main man at either Arsenal or us - and possibly see that as a stepping stone to go to Madrid / Barca......

i think Madrid will sign Neymar as their next main signing - with ronaldo, higuain and benzema, then i can't see Hazard going there.....

also, a year is a long time in football - he could have a few stormers in the CL this season - then who is to say that Man United, City or Chelsea won't go in and offer loads of cash for him.....

thinking about it, Lille probably want to keep him and hope he has a brilliant Euro2012 - that would add another "tournament-tax" of say £6m extra!!! I think if we really want him, we should force through the deal in Jan - even if it means leaving him stay at Lille on loan for 6 months - we should have done the same with Ashley Young last Jan...

Eden is a huge fan of Zidane and Zidane said some very nice things about him and I think there is the connection there that will be difficult to break.

Real has the money and power, star quality players, the aspiration, etc. and I can easily see him picking up Real as his first choice for next year.

In terms of their existing squad if the current form is any indication of this year season and if they don't capture either La Liga or CL, they will be making some big changes in the off season and I would not be surprised if they clean the house and let Kaka, Higuain, possibly Benzema and few others go as the club of that size won't put up with "mediocrity".

[IN_RAFA_WE_TRUST]

Yeah, we missed the boat.

[Pablo]

If we miss out on Hazard we should look at his colleague at Lille Joe Cole instead. He's had an excellent start to the season. Looks a real talent (but a bit of a cunt).

[Craig_H]

Crikey Poblo, that's ****, even for you.

[Slinky Skills]

If we miss out on Hazard we should look at his colleague at Lille Joe Cole instead. He's had an excellent start to the season. Looks a real talent (but a bit of a cunt).