Eden Hazard was one of the best players of his generation (Picture: Getty)
Eden Hazard has tipped Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United transfer target Kenan Yildiz for a stunning move to Real Madrid.
A number of top clubs are keeping tabs on Juventus and Turkey star Yildiz, who is considered one of the best young players in world football.
Yildiz broke into the Juventus first team in 2023 and has since made over 100 appearances for the Serie A giants, scoring 21 goals since the start of last season.
The 20-year-old helped Juve win the Coppa Italia in 2024 and has picked up several individual awards over the past 24 months, including being named in the Serie A Team of the Season.
Yildiz is already a key player for the Turkish national team, earning 26 caps for his country and featuring at Euro 2024 as well as during their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.
Several Premier League clubs have taken note of Yildiz’s impressive rise and expressed interest in signing him from Juventus.
According to reports in Italy, Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool all made contact with the player’s representatives ahead of the January transfer window.
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Chelsea, Arsenal and Man Utd target Kenan Yildiz (Picture: Getty)
A deal never materialised but Yildiz is set to be the subject of more transfer interest this summer, even though Juventus are believed to be working on a contract extension for the playmaker.
Hazard, one of the best players of his generation, has revealed his children are ‘crazy’ about Yildiz and ‘hope’ he secures a move to the Premier League.
But Hazard, who enjoyed the best spell of his career at Chelsea before finishing up at Real Madrid, believes Yildiz could end up at the Bernabeu with La Liga giants Los Blancos.
‘My kids are crazy about Kenan Yildiz, they watch tons of videos of him playing and hope to see him in the Premier League,’ Hazard, 35, told Gazzetta dello Sport.
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‘To me, though, he seems more like a Real Madrid-type player.’
Ex-Manchester United striker Giuseppe Rossi has urged the Red Devils to sign Yildiz and says he could be the ‘perfect successor’ to Bruno Fernandes.
United captain Fernandes was in talks to leave Old Trafford last summer and is again being linked with a transfer move ahead of the summer.
‘Could Kenan Yildiz be a star in the Premier League? I’d take him at Manchester United,’ Rossi told OLBG.
Real Madrid have been tipped to sign the Juventus star (Picture: Getty)
I think he’s a hungry young player. He has very many great qualities not only technically but also his character too.
‘He is somebody who’s not afraid of the big moments. I think he’s built for big moments a club like Manchester United should be able to give him.
‘Is he the perfect successor to Bruno Fernandes? I think that’s a great shout. Yildiz is a player made for those moments that Bruno is the master of.
‘He always wants to take on the player in front of him and he’s not scared to try and make something happen.
‘He tries to be the best player on the field in every single game using all his talents, not only for himself but for the team.
‘I think that’s a very important characteristic that many players should learn from and if he does end up at United, I’ll be very happy.’
Juventus are only fourth in Serie A – nine points adrift of leaders Inter Milan – ahead of Sunday’s clash against Lazio.
Before that league game Luciano Spalletti’s side face Atalanta on Thursday night in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia.
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