Liverpool legend predicts Chelsea star will Leave next summer

Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has predicted Chelsea star Eden Hazard will leave the club for La Liga giants Real Madrid next summer.

The reigning Premier League champions have been in decent form over the past few weeks but are 18 points adrift league leaders Manchester City.

Belgium international forward Eden Hazard has netted five goals and has provided two assists in 17 matches in the English Premier League this season.

Chelsea are going really strong in the Champions League this campaign, but they will have to get beyond FC Barcelona in the next round.

The Blues number 10 has been strongly linked with Champions League holders Real Madrid and French Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain regularly over the past seasons.

Ex Liverpool star Lawrenson feels Eden Hazard will eventually secure a transfer to the Spanish Capital club at the end of the season.

The Belgian netted 16 goals in last season for Chelsea in their title-winning campaign to help them finish seven points ahead of second-placed London rivals Tottenham Hotspurs.

The Stamford bridge giants signed the attacker in a huge-money move from French Ligue 1 club Lille back in the 2012 summer window.

Hazard has won two English Premier League titles, the UEFA Europa League and the League Cup since he joined the club.