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​Chelsea's Hazard admits he will never be a prolific goalscorer

Chelsea's Eden Hazard has admitted he will never replicate Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi's goalscoring record.

"I ask myself what I can do to become like Messi and Ronaldo, and score 50 or 60 goals in a season," the Belgian forward said in an interview with Sport/Foot Magazine in Belgium.

"I try but I realise that I will never be a true scorer. It is not in me. It is mainly mental.

"Sometimes I still think after a goal, 'that's enough'."

But 24-year-old Hazard, who has averaged just under a goal in every three games since joining Chelsea, says he is happy with his current rate.

"I'm not in search of records like some other players. If I can score between 15 and 20 goals each season, I will be very happy.

"I'm at a peak of my career but I want to become even better every day. I'm not there yet."

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