[ad_1] As the 2018 FIFA World Cup draws to a close, big European stars are busy planning transfers to add firepower to their teams before the next season. 19659003] Juventus announced the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo by Real Madrid The speculation on the exit of the Portuguese superstar since the final of the Champions League last May, but his arrival in Serie A Madrid is now race against time to find a replacement for his former superstar. In the end, the Spanish giants are getting closer to Eden Hazard from Chelsea as they are sure the Belgians are attacking. The midfielder will be the perfect man to replace Ronaldo at Bernabeu According to Daily Star, Italian journalist Gianluca DiMarzio has claimed that Real is not only trying to beat his Belgian team-mate and his goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois [19659002Thedoubledealcouldcostabout€160m(£140m)inRealaccordingtothereport Hazard has been an integral part of Chelsea since he joined the Blues in 2012. The 27-year-old had delayed a contract extension, saying he wanted to focus on the World Cup campaign with the Red Devils. <img clbad = "imgPhoto full" style = "max-height: 450px; height: auto; max-width: 660px; width: inherit;" src = "https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/cache-img-0-450/en/full/693283/1531902435_eden-hazard.jpg" alt = "Eden Hazard" title = "Eden Hazard drove Belgium to a third place at the World Cup Eden Hazard led Belgium to a third place at the FIFA World Cup. GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP "1965" / Getty Images Chelsea, under the direction Maurizio Sarri, would not want to lose Hazard, but the vice-champion of the Golden Ball seems to seek new challenges and a real offer because the replacement of Ronaldo could be too good to refuse The Belgian coach Roberto Martinez even defended Hazard leaving Stamford Bridge and finding a new challenge for the coming season "It may be a good time for [Chelsea] and for Hazard [to split]. I would be very surprised if Chelsea did not have great offers for him right now. " Courtois improbable to stay at Stamford Bridge Thibaut Courtois Reuters Meanwhile Courtois had claimed after winning the Golden Glove at the World Cup that the contract extension offered by Chelsea no longer suited, reports The Independent.] Courtois will be out of contract next summer and Chelsea will want to sell it earlier than expected, according to the report (function (d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName (s) [0]; if (d.getElementById (id)) returns; js = d.createElement (s); js.id = id; js.src = & # 39; https: //connect.facebook.net/en_GB/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.11&appId=1386147698272496&autoLogAppEvents=1&#39 ;; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore (js, fjs); } (document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); [ad_2] Source link