Zinedine Zidane's Number One Target Is A Chelsea Player

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane wants Chelsea’s Eden Hazard to replace Gareth Bale with Man Utd circling

ZINEDINE ZIDANE has made Eden Hazard his number one transfer target after taking charge of Real Madrid.

And he is ready to let Gareth Bale complete a move back to the Premier League with Manchester United in order to finance a £100million deal to snatch the Chelsea star.

Zidane has been a long-term fan of Hazard and tried to get Real to sign him before he completed his £32m move to Stamford from Lille in 2012.

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Just two months ago he went public to admit he ‘loved’ Hazard as he refused to rule out trying to take him to the Bernabeu.

Now he is in the top job at the Spanish giants Zidane will tell club president Florentino Perez to do everything he can to make the move happen.

Zidane is unsettled at Chelsea and could leave for Real Getty

Zidane was boss of Real’s second string side Castilla in November when he went public to support Hazard, who had been struggling for form at Stamford Bridge under Jose Mourinho.

He said: “I have no doubts he’ll be back. After Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Hazard is my favourite player. It is spectacular to see him play.

“Do I see him going to Real Madrid? I love the player, that’s all I will say.”

Hazard v Bale

Chelsea only tied the 24-year-old down to a five year £200,000-a-week deal last summer but since then relations have become tense.

He fell out with Mourinho before his sacking, and with the club facing the prospect of missing out on Champions League football next season there will never be a better time for Real to strike.

Zidane has made no secret of his admiration for Hazard Getty

They know it will take a fee of around £100m to tempt Chelsea into selling, but they are prpeared to go full out in attempt to get their man.

And part of the deal could be financed by allowing Bale to return to England in the summer, with United leading the race for his signature.

Chelsea themselves would also be in the market and Manchester City have shown an interest in past but it is United who have been the most serious in chasing the former Tottenham star, making two world record bids in the past.

Bale is understood to have been disappointed to see Rafael Benitez sacked by Madrid and is considering leaving Spain after three years there this summer.

Gareth Bale is wanted by Manchester United