Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, has backed midfielder, Eden Hazard, to go on to become the next Zinedine Zidane.
The Belgium international is all set to sign a new lucrative five year deal at Stamford Bridge, worth roughly £200k-a-week, and Mourinho has continued to heap praise on the 23-year-old by suggesting he could become the new Zidane, who is classed as one of the best midfielders ever.
Hazard, who was scouted by Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid over the Summer, wants to make it aware he is committed to Chelsea, and that is why he will sign a new deal keeping him at the club until 2019, and Mourinho is hopeful that he can continue to progress and develop at the club.
“Can he be another Zinedine Zidane? The first point to compare is the size!” Hazard is a diminutive 5ft 8ins, while Zidane was a solid 6ft 1ins.
“To have that ambition is good. I like that,” Mourinho added. “I don’t care about shirts and numbers. The players decide, they ask, they change.
“Eden means a lot to us because he’s a fantastic player. We are seeing day by day his motivation to work hard and improve.
“We have big hopes that he will go from the top talent he is at this moment to one of the greats of his generation. His talent will allow that.
“He is a player we want to keep. It’s true Chelsea are trying to have an agreement with him over a new contract, and that he wants to stay. It’s a question of time.”
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
