Fabregas: Eden Hazard is Chelsea’s Lionel Messi

Cesc Fabregas believes Eden Hazard plays the same role for Chelsea that former team-mate Lionel Messi does for Barcelona.

Fabregas returned to England following a three-year spell at boyhood club Barca, joining the Blues in a €33 million deal and has made an immediate impact at Stamford Bridge.

Having featured in all of his new team’s seven Premier League games as the west Londoners romped to the top of the table, Fabregas believes Hazard will be a key player in their title tilt this season.

“He is the link between midfield and attack for us; he is our Messi because he makes the difference,” the Spaniard told radio station Cope.

“We have a young team but we are very positive about the future.”