Eden Hazard has carved out a slice of Chelsea history in what could be his final season at the club after completing a clean sweep at their end-of-season awards ceremony.
The Belgium winger has been linked with a move to Real Madrid since last summer and with his contract set to expire in a year, the upcoming transfer window could be the one where he finally leaves the Blues – even though the club are facing a two-window transfer ban that would prevent them from signing a replacement.
In the midst of the speculation he has delivered one of his best seasons in a Chelsea shirt, with 19 goals and 16 assists across all competitions. On Thursday he stepped up to score the winning penalty in the shootout of their Europa League semi-final tie against Eintracht Frankfurt, with what was possibly his last kick at Stamford Bridge as a Chelsea player.
๐ Goal of the Season
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) May 10, 2019
๐ Men's Player of the Year
๐ Men's Players' Player of the Year
Eden Hazard is the first player in Chelsea history to win all three awards in the same year at the club's end-of-season ceremony. pic.twitter.com/54VT5Mvnnp
He has duly been recognised for his performances, winning the club’s men’s player of the year award for a fourth time in his seven-season spell at the club – no player has won more in Chelsea’s history.
At Friday’s awards ceremony he also picked up the players’ player of the year award and the goal of the season gong for his superb solo effort against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup in September, becoming the first player in club history to win all three in the same season.
Eden Hazard is Chelsea's Player of the Year ๐
— Goal (@goal) May 10, 2019
He also won their Goal of the Year award for this brilliant effortpic.twitter.com/CQPK0ThSiH
Hazard remains unsure about his future at the club. Asked in the aftermath of the semi-final win about the possibility of the Europa League final being his last game in a Chelsea shirt, he said, “If it’s my last game I will try to do everything for this club to win a trophy. In my mind I don’t know yet if it will be my last game.”
But at the awards ceremony on Friday, he was prompted by a fan to sign a new contract, to which he responded, “where’s the pen?”
Chelsea play their final league game of the season on Sunday, against Leicester City, having locked up a top-four spot after last week’s win over Watford. Their Europa League final clash against Arsenal in Baku is on May 29.
19 goals. โฝ๏ธ
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 10, 2019
16 assists. ๐ฏ@HazardEden10, a worthy winner of the @YokohamaCFC Player of the Year! โจ #CFCAwards19 pic.twitter.com/IykbE0hL8y
