Three reasons why Chelsea must hold onto Eden Hazard

Despite a recent renaissance, there can be little doubting that Eden Hazard has endured a nightmarish season. The Chelseawinger has fallen a long way from the dizzying heights of 2015 when he garnered the PFA Player of the Year Award.

With just three league goals this season and not a single strike in the first five months of the campaign, Hazard has been a shadow of his former self. Nonetheless, the 25-year-old remains an integral part of a Chelsea squad trying to find its feet again in the Premier League.

While many Blues fans have been calling for his departure, allowing the Belgian to leave would prove vastly unwise. Here are three reasons why Chelsea simply cannot afford to let Hazard slip through their fingers this summer: