Chelsea star Eden Hazard reveals the African player he aspires to be ||| NEWS CORNER

Despite Mo Salah’s lack of goals in his last seven games for Liverpool, He’s still getting respect from rival opposition with Eden Hazard the latest to praise the Egyptian’s qualities. The Egyptian international has been a revelation since he made a return to the premier league following a disappointing spell in previous stint with Chelsea.

In his debut season with Liverpool he ended up as the top flight highest goalscorer with 32 goals breaking a long standing record in the process. He became the first man to score 32 league goals in a 38 league game season.

He has also picked up from where he left last season by scoring 17 goals to sit second on the top scorers chart just one behind Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero. Speaking in a recent interview with NBC, Chelsea’s Eden Hazard praised Mohamed Salah’s feat and would love to perform at the same level as him.

Hazard has scored 13 goals and assisted 11 in 29 Premier League games this season, and has been one of the finest players in England’s top flight for some time. But he has been left in thrall to Liverpool forward Salah, who has 17 goals and seven assists for the Premier League leaders.

He named the Egyptian as one of four players he is trying to match as he looks to pretty much guarantee his move to Real Madrid this summer because that’s definitely happening.

“I like Modric,” he told NBC Sports. “He’s more of a midfielder than me but, of course, I like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. “Mo Salah is one of my good friends and he’s doing something incredible. “I try to look at this player and this player and try to reach that level.”