Chelsea to end up banking £143m from Eden Hazard’s Real Madrid transfer after director Marina Granovskaia’s epic deal

CHELSEA will end up banking £143MILLION from Eden Hazard's transfer to Real Madrid.

The Belgian midfielder signed a five-year deal with the Spanish giants last summer after seven years in West London.

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But the 29-year-old has failed to light up the Bernabeu as many expected, being hit with injury and fitness issues.

Chelsea won't mind though as they will rake in almost £150m in total from the deal, expertly brokered by director Marina Granovskaia.

According to , Chelsea received £36m up front when Hazard joined Real last year.

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This year they will bank another £50m, and 2021 will see another £57m pour into the Stamford Bridge coffers.

The deal that saw Hazard go to Spain was originally believed to be £88m up front rising to £130m.

But these figures show Chelsea will actually get £13m more.

The revelations have left fans praising Granovskaia - who has been called the most powerful woman in football.

She expertly managed to clinch a mega-money deal for a player who had just one year left on his contract and was angling for a move away.

And, before that, her shrewdness around the negotiating table saw her bring in £175m for flops such as David Luiz, Oscar and Alvaro Morata.

One Blues supporter described the Russian - who has been part of Roman Abramovich's inner circle for the best part of 20 years - as "a queen", while another described it as "unreal negotiation".

And many Blues fans were delighted that the money received for Hazard helped them buy Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell and Hakim Ziyech.

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Real Madrid will be hoping to see some return for the cash they splashed out.

Hazard himself described his debut season in LaLiga as his worst ever.

But team-mate and former Tottenham ace Luka Modric has spoken of Hazard's determination to impress at Real Madrid - even if it risked his long-term fitness.

Speaking to AFP, the Croat said: "Eden is a great guy and a special player, but he was playing with pain and when you're on the pitch, people always expect the best.

"They don't care if you have little problems.

"I spoke to him and said, 'Eden maybe you need not to play now and recover because next season we need you at your best. This is a season where you're getting to know everything but next season you need to be 100 per cent because if not, it's going to be difficult'.

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"Hopefully he comes back without any problems and then I'm sure he'll show his potential and why the club bought him, because we will need him a lot."

Hazard scored just once in 22 outings for Real with hamstring, foot and ankle injuries a constant problem.