Chelsea midfielder Willian is urging teammate Eden Hazard to stay.

Hazard is again being linked with Real Madrid after Zinedine Zidane's return as coach this week.

Willian said, "First of all, I hope he stays with us but in football you never know what can happen.

"Of course, Eden is a fantastic player, one of the best players in the world. He is my friend, one of the best players I played [with] in my whole career. I just have to say I hope he stays with us.

"No doubt, he is focused here. He wants to play, to help us win something this season. He never said something about Real Madrid or stuff like this, he just wants to continue to play for Chelsea."