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Thorgan Hazard set for Chelsea first-team promotion as Jose Mourinho plans Eden link-up
THORGAN HAZARD, brother of Eden Hazard, is set to be a part of Chelsea's first-team plans from next season.
Hazard joined the Blues in 2012 from Lens shortly after his brother was signed from Lille for £32million, but was immediately loaned out to Zulte Waregem, where he scored 22 goals and assisted another 30 during 90 appearances over two seasons.
The 21-year-old has been in fine form for Gladbach this season, scoring four times and assisting seven in 23 appearances, and Mourinho has reportedly decided to include him in first-team proceedings once the current campaign has come to an end.
Hazard's inclusion in the senior squad could spell the end of Mohamed Salah's Chelsea career, with the Egyptian failing to find the form which secured him a big-money move from FC Basel a year ago.
Mourinho is believed to have run out of patience with the attacker, whilst Andre Schurrle's future is also in question after being touted for a swap deal involving Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus.
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