Chelsea handed major chance to hijack £88million from man United in an intriguing swap deal

According to reports in Spain, Chelsea could get a golden chance to secure the transfer of Real Madrid winger and speculated Manchester United transfer target, Gareth Bale.

Don Balon reports that Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid are willing to sign Chelsea forward Eden Hazard, but that they are in the know that they may have to offer a player like Gareth Bale as part exchange of any possible switch.

The article claims Eden Hazard is keen on joining the UEFA Champions League winners, and this could help push through a switch that would be a major setback for Premier League side Manchester United.

Another claim from the same publication recently claimed Manchester United were willing to pay £88million for the Wales international winger, who has been strongly linked by to British news outlet the Sun as one of their main targets alongside Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann for next summer.

Don Balon have also recently linked Gareth Bale with a move to Stamford Bridge this season, so it makes a lot of sense that there is now transfer talk that he could join Chelsea to possibly replace Eden Hazard.

The former Tottenham winger is a similarly good attacking player and previously shone like million stars in the English Premier League with Spurs, despite never fulfilling his full potential at the Santiago Bernabeu for Real Madrid.