Belgium U21 coach: Hazard has already asked me if he can go to the 2020 Olympics Real Madrid Wants to play in Tokyo

Johan Walem, the coach of Belgium's Under-21 side, has revealed that Eden Hazard has asked him whether he can play in next summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Belgium will qualify for the Olympic football tournament if they reach the round of 16 at this summer's Under-21 European Championship in Italy.

As Olympic rules state, the squad must be made up of players aged 23 or under, apart from three senior players who are allowed to participate.

"Hazard has already asked me if he could come to Tokyo if we qualify," Walem said.

"If we qualify, I will stick with the group that played at the [U21 European Championship]. But I already know that picking a squad for an Olympics will be difficult.

"Right now, I have more than 30 players and reducing this to 23 for the Euros was a hellish task, and reducing it to 18 would be impossible.

"It would be even worse if I had to pick players older than 23."

Belgium last took part in the men's football tournament at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 when the likes of Vincent Kompany, Jan Vertonghen and Marouane Fellaini helped them finish in fourth place.