N'Golo Kante to win the PFA Players' Player of the
Year award.
Hazard and Kante are among six nominees for the
prize, with both having starred in Chelsea's hunt
for the league title.
And although Hazard - who has netted 14 goals
and accumulated five assists in the league this
term - is the favourite to come out on top, he is
hopeful that it will be Kante, who has been
imperious since joining Chelsea from champions
Leicester City in the off-season.
"I hope it will be him," Hazard told Telefoot.
"It would change it from being the guy who always
scores, which is always decisive.
"He is less decisive on the field than a forward. But
he won [the league title] last year too, it would
reward the two good seasons he had.
"Of course I would like to have this title of best
player too, but if I have to choose I would give it to
him."
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Hazard won the award back in 2015, but endured a
terrible run of form last season as Chelsea slumped
to a 10th-placed finish.
However, the Belgian has found his best level once
again under Antonio Conte, and the 26-year-old
was full of praise for the Italian manager's full-
throttle approach.
"The coach never stops, he's always screaming,
putting the players back in place. This is the key to
success this year," Hazard added.
"I just had to take the pleasure of playing. It's the
Eden that we know, who dares, who dribbles, who
scores. I scored some great goals in big games."
Hazard has been linked with a move away from
Chelsea in the off-season, with Paris Saint-
Germain and Real Madrid reportedly eager to sign
the former Lille winger.
But despite acknowledging his desire to experience
playing at a different club, Hazard insists that his
immediate future is at Stamford Bridge.
"When it's not PSG, it's Real, then maybe it's
Bayern," Hazard said.
"Strangely last year there wasn't anybody. I may
also have personal ambitions to play in other
clubs. But I'm trying to focus on the present, end
up in Chelsea this year. I have a contract until
2020. For now, I'm here and good here."
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