By Matt Barlow for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:30 BST, 20 May 2019 | Updated: 22:32 BST, 20 May 2019
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Chelsea are prepared to sell Eden Hazard to Real Madrid this summer despite the threat of a transfer ban, because to let him leave for free next year would have repercussions for their Financial Fair Play figures.
Hazard has made it clear he wants to end his seven-year stay at Stamford Bridge after next week's Europa League final against Arsenal and join Real.
Chelsea are holding out for £87million for the 28-year-old forward, who cost £32m from Lille and has one year left on his contract.
Chelsea are set to sell Eden Hazard to Real Madrid despite the threat of a transfer ban
He is one of the best footballers in the world, but will go to Spain with the blessing of everyone at the club if Real meet the asking price because he has been such a popular figure.
Chelsea spent months trying to talk Hazard into extending his deal and were prepared to make him one of the highest-paid players anywhere.
There is no desire to hold him to the final year of his contract, even though the club are fighting a FIFA transfer ban, mostly out of respect for Hazard, but also because the business model at Chelsea relies
