Real Madrid have been tipped to start the bidding for Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard at around £70m (€81m) as the look to prise the Belgian away from Stamford Bridge this summer.
Real are wasting little time in preparing for next season after rehiring Zinedine Zidane this week and have already secured the €50m signing of Brazilian defender Eder Militao from Porto.
According to The Sun, representatives from Madrid have already visited London for talks and an opening offer of £70m will be the 'start of their statement of intent' to sign Hazard.
The tabloid newspaper claims that Real are aware Chelsea will reject that figure, but this will be the mark to kick off what could turn into one of the summer's most fraught transfer sagas.