Hazard hopes Chelsea and Costa can make peace

Hazard hopes Chelsea and Costa can make peace

by Joseph Anthony
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Eden Hazard (left) and Diego Costa were instrumental to Chelsea’s title success last season

Chelsea playmaker Eden Hazard relishes playing with striker Diego Costa and is keen for the Spaniard to resolve his stand-off with the Premier League champions and return to action.

Costa, who was Chelseaโ€™s top scorer in their title-winning campaign, was eager to rejoin former club Atletico Madrid in the transfer window after Chelsea manager Antonio Conte allegedly told the striker that he was surplus to requirements in May.

The 28-year-oldโ€™s move back to Spain fell through and Costa has remained in Brazil, accusing Chelsea of treating him โ€œlike a criminalโ€, and has yet to return to training with the London side.

โ€œDiego and I have been playing together for three years, we have won everything together except for the Champions League,โ€ Hazard told Spanish sports news outlet Marca.

โ€œItโ€™s a pleasure to play with him, heโ€™s a top player and a top person.

โ€œI would like to see him come back but I donโ€™t make the decisions. I hope he can find a solution so that we can see him back on the pitch soon.โ€

Chelsea have won the league twice in the last three years but Belgium international Hazard, who returned from an ankle injury during the nationโ€™s recent World Cup qualifiers, is expecting a tougher campaign this time around.

โ€œThere is not just one team, in the Premier League there are at least six or seven who can win the title,โ€ Hazard added.

โ€œEvery week you have to be ready for the fight because every week, if you arenโ€™t ready, you could lose. We will see at the end of the season who is best.โ€

After the international break, Chelsea travel to Leicester City in the league on Saturday.

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