Chelsea wants to make Eden Hazard the Premier League’s highest-paid player, according to reports.
Paul Pogba is currently the division’s top earner with his £290,000-a-week deal with Manchester United.
But The Sun claims that the Premier League leaders will open talks next month over a new £300,000-a-week contract for the Belgium international.
It’s claimed that Chelsea are keen to push ahead with talks following fresh reports of that the forward is one of Real Madrid’s priority transfer targets this summer.
According to Sunsport (UK), the negotiations on the new raise could happen at the end of this season. John Terry used to be one the highest paid players at the club, but agreed a pay cut at the end of last season to stay with the Stamford Bridge side for one more year.
The report also claims that Chelsea are confident that they can keep Hazard, and have promised the Belgian that Antonio Conte’s squad will be significantly strengthened to cope with the demands of Champions League football next season.
Speaking on Tuesday, former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon, who signed Arjen Robben from Chelsea in 2007, admits Hazard would need to spark a transfer himself if he were to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.
Paul Pogba is currently the division’s top earner with his £290,000-a-week deal with Manchester United.
But The Sun claims that the Premier League leaders will open talks next month over a new £300,000-a-week contract for the Belgium international.
It’s claimed that Chelsea are keen to push ahead with talks following fresh reports of that the forward is one of Real Madrid’s priority transfer targets this summer.
According to Sunsport (UK), the negotiations on the new raise could happen at the end of this season. John Terry used to be one the highest paid players at the club, but agreed a pay cut at the end of last season to stay with the Stamford Bridge side for one more year.
The report also claims that Chelsea are confident that they can keep Hazard, and have promised the Belgian that Antonio Conte’s squad will be significantly strengthened to cope with the demands of Champions League football next season.
Speaking on Tuesday, former Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon, who signed Arjen Robben from Chelsea in 2007, admits Hazard would need to spark a transfer himself if he were to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.