
Southampton
manager Mark Hughes does not believe Eden Hazard is motivated by money after
the Belgian revealed he is torn between staying at Chelsea and moving to
Real Madrid.
Hazard says he is ready to discuss extending his deal with Chelsea, who
intend to tie the 27-year-old down to a new deal, Sky Sports News has been
told.
However, the playmaker - who has two years remaining on his current deal -
also admits he still dreams of joining Real.
Hughes could only watch on as Hazard inspired Chelsea to victory at St
Mary's on Sunday, and having swapped Manchester United for Barcelona as a
player in 1986, the Southampton boss said the world's best are always going
to listen to offers from Spain.
"It won't be a financial consideration, it'll be about what he wants to
achieve as a player," Hughes told Sky Sports.
"Clearly at the level that he's at it's about trophies, about winning the
big competitions. He has to make the decision whether or not he feels he can
do that with Chelsea or if he's better served going to one of the major
giants in European football.
"Real Madrid has a certain charisma to it clearly, an attraction for lots of
top players. If you do get the opportunity to go to one of those huge
Spanish clubs, then you're going to consider it. You have to accept that.
"But the Premier League, in my view, and when you listen to the foreign
coaches and speak to them after the games, they say the Premier League is
the best league in the world.
"You would be foregoing that, but you'd have the opportunity to play at a
huge European club with a fantastic history and potential to win the biggest
prizes in football.
"You can understand that he would consider it if it was offered. Maybe it
has not been offered."