Wednesday, 29th June, 2011
Reports from France suggest that Lille star Eden Hazard is growing keener on a switch to Paris Saint-Germain.
The 20-year-old is under contract with Lille until 2015 and the French champions do not want to part with the Belgian forward this summer; indeed, the northern France side see Hazard as spearheading their Champions League challenge next season.
However, according to L’Equipe, Hazard’s head is being turned by big-spending Paris Saint-Germain and the Belgian is thought to feel that a move to the French capital could well be in his long term interests.
Lille will do all they can to resist the sale of Hazard, particularly to a Ligue 1 rival.
But, backed by the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar, the talk is that Paris Saint-Germain could even submit an offer of €30M for Hazard and could, at a push, include Turkish striker Mevlut Erding in the package, handing Lille a replacement of sorts.
Hazard was expected to remain with the Ligue 1 champions, but serious interest from the French capital could turn his future into the transfer saga of the summer.
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