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Chelsea’s Eden Hazard says he “will not leave” the club before the European transfer window shuts on 31 August.

The Belgium forward, who has been linked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid, said in July that “it might be time to discover something different”, adding that his “preferred destination’ was known.

However, the 27-year-old now says he is “happy” to remain at Stamford Bridge.

“I’m fine here. We’ll see what happens in a year or two,” he told RMC Sport.

“Leave this year? I will not leave. Everybody knows what I said after the World Cup - but I’m happy here.”