Real Madrid plan to make Eden Hazard available for loan this summer.

Hazard has just undergone surgery to remove the plate from his ankle and he expects to play again this season.

AS says Real are prepared for Hazard to remain on the books next season - though on-loan elsewhere.

Management are convinced Hazard can return to his Chelsea form, but with PSG striker Kylian Mbappe expected to arrive this summer, there's a belief the Belgian will need to be loaned out in order to rediscover match rhythm.

The board's plan is for Hazard to use the loan to place himself in the shop window ahead of selling him in 2023. The winger has a deal at Real Madrid to 2024.