Real Madrid's Eden Hazard 'holds talks over Al-Nassr switch'

Real Madrid attacker Eden Hazard has reportedly held talks with Al-Nassr head coach Rudi Garcia over a possible move to the Saudi Arabian outfit.

Al-Nassr have just signed Cristiano Ronaldo on a free transfer, but the club continue to be linked with a number of other big names, including Sergio Busquets, Sergio Ramos, Lionel Messi and N'Golo Kante.

According to El Chiringuito, the Saudi Arabian side are also interested in Hazard, and talks between the two parties have recently taken place.

The Belgium international has been pictured meeting Garcia, who he played under for Lille, and there are claims that the two individuals are keen on a reunion.

Hazard still has another 18 months left to run on his contract at Bernabeu, but he is still struggling to make his mark for the Spanish and European champions.

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The Belgian made the move to Real Madrid from Chelsea in July 2019, and he has represented the club on 73 occasions, scoring seven goals and registering 11 assists.

This season, Hazard has only featured seven times for Carlo Ancelotti's side, registering one goal and one assist, with only three of his appearances coming in La Liga.

Hazard has not actually played in the league since September 11, while he was an unused substitute against Valencia in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup against Valencia.

"Hazard has been training well and I think he's doing better now than he was before the World Cup," Ancelotti recently told reporters when asked about the attacker.

"With all the matches we have coming up, we'll need to use the whole squad and Hazard will be one of those players who'll play more in the second half of the season."

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Hazard started the Copa del Rey contest with Cacereno on January 3, but he continues to be overlooked for the bigger games, with Ancelotti favouring other players in the final third of the field.

Real Madrid are believed to be keen to offload the forward before the end of his contract, as his departure would see them make huge savings when it comes to their wage bill.

Al-Nassr are unlikely to struggle to match Hazard's wage demands despite recently making Ronaldo the highest-paid footballer of all time.

Hazard is currently with the Real Madrid squad in Saudi Arabia, and he will be bidding to be involved in Sunday evening's Spanish Super Cup final against Barcelona.