Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Chelsea are in talks with Eden Hardard over a new contract and is confident the Belgium international will extend his stay at Stamford Bridge. As exclusively revealed by Goal, the Blues are ready to make the 23-year-old attacker the best-paid player in the club's history, having offered him a contract until 2019 worth £200,000-a-week plus performance-related bonuses.
Speaking ahead of Chelsea's Champions League clash with Schalke, Mourinho revealed he believes Hazard is keen to remain in west London and has backed him to become an genuine great should he remain at Chelsea.
“[Hazard] means a lot because he is a fantasic player and day by day we are feeling his motivation to work hard and improve, so we have big hopes that he will go from a top player that he is at the moment to reach higher levels and become one of the best," Mourinho said when asked about the Belgian star.
"Obviously he’s a player that we want to keep, and, in spite of him still having a long-term contract, as young as he is it’s true that Chelsea is trying to have an agreement for a new contract.
"It’s also true because Eden made that public even before the World Cup, that he wants to stay and he wants to commit for more years.
"So I think it will be a question of time, one more month, one less month, but it will end in a new contract.''
source: goal.com
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