Eden Hazard hopes to play in a central role for Chelsea.

The former Lille star has just kicked off preseason training with his new club.

"It's fair to say that I do prefer to play in the middle, perhaps just behind the front man," he reveals in Chelsea magazine. "I'm the kind of player who likes to get on the ball, that's my big thing.

"Although I did score a lot of goals last year, I don't see myself as an out-and-out goalscorer, more somebody who plays other people in with the final pass. I'm not particularly big, but I'm pretty solidly built, so I'm able to stand up to tackles."