Although a move to Westfalenstadion is now on the cards, Liverpool had been listed amongst the potential suitors for Eden Hazard’s brother.
Thorgan Hazard of Borussia Monchengladbach has confirmed that he has reached a personal agreement with Dortmund ahead of a move to Signal Iduna Park but that the clubs are presently still in negotiations over a transfer fee.
Despite playing second fiddle in the headlines to older brother Eden, Hazard has been gently getting way better during his time with Gladbach and is presently on course to have his best season so far in the Bundesliga with nine goals and nine assists to his name this term.
Rumours had linked the Belgian attacker, Hazard to Liverpool, among other sides, at points throughout the season, but Hazard has denied such talk and claims he has only spoken to Dortmund, who are firm on replacing Chelsea-bound Christian Pulisic.
Hazard told the VTM NIEUWS, “I have a contract for one more season, but I have already said before that I want to take the next step in my career.”
“I want to experience something new. It’s now up to the clubs to reach an agreement.
“That will take a bit of time, it’s always like that with negotiations. There are talks between Gladbach and Dortmund, yes.
“I have a personal agreement with Dortmund. It’s out of my hands. It’s up to the clubs now.”
And, while Thorgan Hazard’s future appears to be all but finalised, sibling Eden’s is far from it. Indeed, the Chelsea striker has long been linked with a transfer to Madrid, a switch that a lot of people feel might happen this summer irrespective of the Blues’ transfer ban.
Real Madrid is currently in desperate need of an overhaul ahead of the new season and fans are already imagining how one of the Premier League’s best players might look in a Real Madrid kit.
Thorgan admits that he knows what his brother wants, but was reluctant to share.
“I used to be a Real Madrid fan because Zidane played for them and we were big fans of him. It was in the Galacticos days. They had a superb team at the time. Eden knows what I want and I know what he wants.”