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Eden Hazard: 'Difficult to say no' to PSG move

Stefan Wermuth / Reuters

Speculation connecting Chelsea's Eden Hazard to Paris Saint-Germain looks likely to ramp up again following his admission that a move to the French champions would be hard to resist.

Ahead of a match against the Ligue 1 side in the Champions League, Hazard acknowledged the difficulty he would have rejecting a move to a club such as PSG.

"It is difficult to say no to PSG, or to any of the teams capable of winning the Champions League," said to French outlet Le Parisien, as translated by Sky Sports.

"PSG are now in that category. And for me, winning the Champions League is my main aim."

Considering Chelsea will be in Paris on Tuesday to play the defending French champions, Hazard attempted to make somewhat of a U-turn during the interview when he explained his contract is designed to keep him at Stamford Bridge for the foreseeable future.

"I do not know, because there is always uncertainty in football. If we stick to the contract, I'll still be at Chelsea next season.

"Even if things are complicated this season, I am at Chelsea. I'm in a good group that can win trophies every season. For the moment, I'm not really thinking about (a move)."

It's not the first time the Belgian international has been linked to a move to PSG, but his comments this time around are in contrast to his remarks last season when he shot down rumours and committed his future to Chelsea.

Hazard, however, has experienced a miserable campaign with Chelsea following a season where he was named the PFA Players' Player of the Year for his contributions en route to helping the Blues win the Premier League.

The 25-year-old has yet to score in the league through 23 appearances, and has only found the back of the net once when he scored against MK Dons on Jan 31.

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