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Sarri: I feared losing Hazard amid transfer rumours

The Blues boss admits that he needed reassurance that his club's star player wasn't about to depart in the summer that he signed on at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has admitted he was was concerned about losing Eden Hazard during the transfer window, but says that he has since had reassurances that the Belgian will remain at Stamford Bridge despite interest from Real Madrid.

Hazard, who has less than two years left to run on his current deal with the Blues, has yet to put pen to paper on a new £300,000-a-week deal, which remains on the table amid speculation that the 27-year-old could be set to join Los Blancos.