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Chelsea wary of summer bids for Eden Hazard as contract talks stall over wage demands.
CHELSEA could be in danger of losing Eden Hazard to either Real Madrid or PSG this summer after talks over a new long-term contract stalled.
Hazard, who currently earns £175,000-a-week on a contract which expires in 2017, is looking to become the club's best-paid player after taking the Premier League by storm following his £32million move from Lille in 2012.
Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas are Chelsea's highest earners on £200,000-a-week, but Hazard wants to move into the same bracket as other Premier League super-stars such as Sergio Aguero, Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney, with the latter raking in an astonishing weekly wage of around £300,000
However, a move to the French capital looks unlikely unless Laurent Blanc manages to offload the likes of Edinson Cavani and Ezequiel Lavezzi this summer, but a big-money switch to Madrid has already been mooted by the Los Blancos hierarchy.
The futures of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale are in doubt, with both linked with returns to the Premier League, and Carlo Ancelotti has earmarked Hazard and Borussia Dortmund's Marco Reus as potential replacements.
Despite the rumours of an exit, Hazard wants to remain at Chelsea, and Mourinho will now press the club to make the winger their most highly-valued player as he looks to lead the Blues to victory over Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title.
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