Arsenal face fight with Real Madrid over Hazard
Published 23:00 27/09/11 By John Cross
Arsene Wenger is facing a new battle with Real Madrid for Lille starlet Eden Hazard.
Arsenal boss Wenger has zeroed in on Hazard as his number one transfer target after having an attempt to sign the Belgian forward turned down in the summer.
But Real Madrid director of football Zinedine Zidane has also put Hazard at the top of his hit-list - and is going all out to convince him to move to the Bernabeu next summer.
It is believed Zidane, hero of France's 1998 World Cup Final win, tried to convince the French champions not to entertain any approaches from Arsenal in the summer, because of Real’s interest.
Real are now monitoring the 20-year-old - and that could be a major blow to Arsenal’s chances of landing him.
Wenger, who has tracked Hazard for two years, had an enquiry knocked back for him this summer but is hoping to approach Lille again.
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