Hazard: If only I could bring Mbappe to Real Madrid Real Madrid Spoke highly of forward

Eden Hazard has admitted that he's hoping Kylian Mbappe joins him at Real Madrid within the next couple of years.

Los Blancos are known admirers of the forward, who will visit the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.

"If I could bring Mbappe [to Real Madrid]... he'll be the best in the world within the next few years," Hazard told Le Parisien.

"There are many young players that have high potential but, if Kylian continues like this, he'll be one of the best players in history.

"By 20 years old, I'd already been champion of France with Lille, but in terms of statistics, there's no comparison [between me and Mbappe].

"I was developing bit by bit. Mbappe is already in his peak at 20."

Hazard only moved to Real Madrid himself in the summer and he's been tipped to replace Cristiano Ronaldo in the team.

"When I go out on to the pitch, I don't think about the fact that Cristiano was here before me and that I have to do better than him," the Belgian said.

"I'm not going to score more goals than Cristiano Ronaldo, that's for sure, but I will try to bring what I know I can do.

"In fact, the difficult thing when I arrived was that I got injured two or three days before the first [LaLiga Santander] match and I was out for four weeks. This delayed my preparation."

Expectations are high for Hazard, who Real Madrid signed from Chelsea for 100 million euros.

"Transfers are crazy these days," he said.

"A footballer should never cost 100 million, but that's the market [we're in], I'm not thinking about what I cost.

"If I'd have cost five million, I would've played the same way."

Zinedine Zidane has always spoken highly of Hazard and the Belgian revealed that his current boss inspired him as a youngster.

"Zidane was my idol, [he was] a phenomenal player," he said.

"I've enjoyed working with him for the last four months.

"I hope we win lots of titles together, that's why I came to Real Madrid.

"But he's no longer my idol, he's my coach, like [Maurizio] Sarri or [Antonio] Conte were at Chelsea.

"It's all about me now."