Michael Essien believes it will be difficult for players who do not play regularly to stay at Chelsea.
“Every player wants to play,” he said. “Chelsea isn’t an easy place to come and the competition is very fierce. At the end of the day, all the players work but it’s the manager who will pick who he wants to play. When you’re not playing you get frustrated and you want to look elsewhere. It’s up to them really but they have to keep working and then everyone gets their chance.”
When quizzed about Hazard, Essien exclusively told Express Sport: “Hazard is one of the best players in the world. He’s been playing in the Premier League very well and looks fantastic at the moment. The interest of Real Madrid, I only hear from people in the media. But I mean when Real Madrid come calling… every player would love to play for them. He’s happy at Chelsea though and hopefully we can keep him. The Premier League is tough,” he added. “It can go different ways – you can have five or six clubs going for the title which makes things harder. La Liga is mostly between Barcelona and Real Madrid.”
It now remains to be seen whether Essien’s warning for Chelsea about Hazard comes to fruit.
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