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Real Madrid president Florentino eager to include Ronaldo in Chelsea talks for Hazard

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is ready to use Cristiano Ronaldo as bait in talks for Chelsea attacker Eden Hazard.

Perez is desperate to offload Ronaldo this summer, but is struggling to find a buyer for the current Ballon d'Or. Instead, he believes the best chance of finding a taker is by including the Portuguese in a swap.

Perez has already suggested Ronaldo to PSG for Neymar and is also prepared to include the veteran in an offer for Hazard.

The Belgium international is on Real's shopping list, though is not a priority target for Perez.

Don Balon says, however, the president sees an opportunity to use Hazard as a pawn to move on Ronaldo. And it's been suggested initial enquiries from Real representatives have been encouraged by Chelsea.

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