Eden Hazard will consider his future at Chelsea in the summer after becoming annoyed by Antonio Conte’s tactics. He is one of a number of players tiring of what they perceive to be negativity from the head coach and who are concerned that his conflict with the club board is undermining their season.

Hazard went public with his grievances yesterday in complaining about Conte’s negative tactics in Sunday’s 1-0 defeat at Manchester City, their fourth league loss in five matches. The Belgium forward’s feelings are shared by the majority of his team-mates, some of whom fear that Conte has written off their Premier League campaign.

The Italian has been criticising the quality of Chelsea’s squad all season as part of his attempt to secure more