Eden Hazard to leave Lille next summer

Premier League transfer target Eden Hazard has revealed that he intends to leave Lille at the end of the season.

The 20-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to England, with Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea all being reported as possible destinations.

Despite the Belgium international's desire to leave, Hazard insists that he will not abandon the French champions in the January transfer window.

"I am ready to go to the next level at a big club," Hazard told L-Equipe. "I won't leave in January. It would be silly to do so. But it's my last season at Lille.

"I stayed with Lille this year because I still had things to work on and prove. But now I'm ready. I feel able to play in another country."

Real Madrid are also believed to be in contention to sign the frontman.

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Danielle Joynson