Eden Hazard became one of the best-paid 21-year-old's on the planet when he signed for Chelsea in 2012. The mercurial midfielder moved from Lille two years ago in a deal worth a reported £32 million on wages of £185-000-a-week. The Belgian international has put in some world class performances since then however and is worth his weight in gold. Hazard was Chelsea's highest goalscorer last term with 14 Premier League goals and was voted the PFA Young Player of the Year and Blues Player of the Year as a result. As such, his fine performances are set to earn him a reported wage increase of £15k with the London club trying to tie the 23-year-old down to a new deal worth £200,000-a-week. The Blues are desperate to keep hold of Hazard, who has earned interest from French moneybags Paris Saint-Germain in recent months. Chelsea have already rejected one bid of £50 million for the midfielder and are hoping the offer of an even bigger pay-packet will be enough to persuade him to stay at SW6.
Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.
