The La Liga club are already confident that they will complete a £35.5m deal for Blues goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and are now stepping up their efforts to buy his team mate.

The Belgium forward indicated after helping to beat England in last Saturday’s World Cup third-place play-off that his time at Stamford Bridge could be over.

“After six wonderful years at Chelsea, it might be time to discover something different,” he said. “You know my preferred

destination.”

Throughout his career, Hazard, who has two years left on his contract, has made no secret of the fact that he dreams of one day

playing for Real.