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Chelsea ace Hazard not wanted at Real Madrid by...

Chelsea ace Eden Hazard needs Zinedine Zidane to stay as Real Madrid coach if he wants to move to the Spanish giants.

Zidane is key to Hazard, who continues to put off agreeing to a new contract, landing his dream switch to Madrid.

Don Balon says should Zidane choose to walk away at the end of the season, there is no chance Real president Florentino Perez will pursue a deal for Hazard.

Perez prefers Juventus striker Paulo Dybala over Hazard and is only maintaining contact with Chelsea as a show of support to his coach.

Chelsea have insisted on at least €100m to sell Hazard - a valuation Perez rates as too steep for a player not yet proven at Champions League level. Instead, he sees Dybala as the better prospect.

However, he will sacrifice his own plans for Zidane should the Frenchman choose to remain in charge next season.

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