New deal: Hazard keeps Blues guessing

– Eden Hazard (right) admits he is enjoying playing for new Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri, but the Belgian star remains coy over his future plans.

Hazard scored his second goal of the season in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Bournemouth as Chelsea made it four successive Premier League victories.

The 27-year-old was repeatedly linked with Real Madrid in the summer and hinted he was keen to leave Stamford Bridge.

But Chelsea refused to sell and Hazard, now in his seventh season at Stamford Bridge, is enjoying Sarri’s style of play after the more conservative tactics of former Blues bosses.

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“I like to have the ball. Not in my own half, but in the last 30 metres,” Hazard told Chelsea TV.

“I like this type of game. It’s completely different than Antonio Conte or (Jose) Mourinho before.”

Hazard’s contract expires in 2020 and the offer of an extension has not been taken up so far.

Hazard was a substitute in Chelsea’s first two matches of the season, but was instrumental in the win over Arsenal and then started and scored against Newcastle and the Cherries.

The arrivals of Jorginho, who followed Sarri from Napoli, and Mateo Kovacic, on loan from Real Madrid, have given Chelsea a different midfield dimension. –