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		</div><p>Maurizio Sarri has admitted Chelsea must “solve the problem” of Eden Hazard’s long-term future.</p>
<p>Belgium star Hazard is out of contract in 2020, and Real Madrid have consistently monitored his situation in the hope of luring him to the Bernabeu.</p>
<p>Hazard boasts a league-high direct hand in 19 goals this term, and after netting a brace in the 2-1 win at Watford insisted he wants to become a Chelsea “legend”.</p>
<p>Hazard then later insisted he will wait until the summer before resolving his long-term future, leaving Sarri to admit the Blues must now resolve the issue.</p>
<p>Asked whether he expects Hazard to stay at Stamford Bridge long-term, Sarri replied: <em>“I don’t know but I think that it’s time to decide.</em></p>
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<div><em>“I think that we have to solve the problem. If he wants to program the future, we have to solve this problem.”</em></div>
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<p>Asked if Sarri could resolve the issue himself, the Italian boss continued: <em>“No, because I have not the power to do this.</em></p>
<p><em>“I am the coach. I am not the president, I am not in charge of the market, I am the coach.</em></p>
<p><em>“I want to speak to him only about the position on the pitch.”</em></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#39;I want to score more goals for this club and try to be a legend like Lampard, Terry and Drogba.&#39; &#8211; <a href="https://twitter.com/hazardeden10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HazardEden10</a> ð« <a href="https://t.co/imlgQ3apTD">https://t.co/imlgQ3apTD</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1078215880125882369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 27, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Hazard’s match-turning showing at Vicarage Road on Boxing Day proved his abilities as a central striker once again.</p>
<p>The 27-year-old remains adamant he prefers to operate on the wing, despite Sarri recently deploying him as a ‘false nine’ through the middle.</p>
<p>When quizzed on his decision to shift Hazard into the centre, Sarri became frustrated and pledged to keep on fielding him where he sees fit.</p>
<p><em>“I cannot see the problem of Hazard in this role, he played four matches as false number nine, and he scored three goals and two assists,”</em> said Sarri. <em>“So I am not able to see the problem.</em></p>
<p><em>“I am really very happy with him in this position because he’s very able to score, first of all, but he’s very able to open spaces for the team-mates, to come and play with the team-mates.</em></p>
<p><em>“So at the moment I am very happy with him in this position, but in the future he can also play as a winger of course.</em></p>
<p><em>“I don’t know if he prefers to play as a winger or a striker, but if he is able to play in the last match in the centre for me it’s not a problem to put him in the centre.”</em></p>
<p>Chelsea will face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday, but must do so without Spain forward Pedro – and could also be without Callum Hudson-Odoi.</p>
<p>Both players were withdrawn against Watford due to hamstring injuries, with academy graduate Hudson-Odoi now battling to be fit for Sunday.</p>
<p><em>“We have two problems; most serious with Pedro, who has an injury in his hamstring that I think he will have to rest for about 10 days,”</em> said Sarri.</p>
<p><em>“With Hudson-Odoi, it’s not a very serious problem but I don’t know if he will be able to play the next match.”</em></p>
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