Carlo Ancelotti has insisted he will not force any of his players to stay at Real Madrid against their will, amid Chelsea and Newcstle being linked with a move for former star Eden Hazard.

Hazard, 30, has had a torrid time since joining the Spanish giants from Chelsea for £89m back in 2019, and boss Ancelotti has hinted the Belgian would be free to leave if he wanted.

Ancelotti said: “Never in my coaching career have I forced a player to stay when they want to leave.

“In my personal opinion, there is no question about that. If a player wants to leave, he will leave. There is not much doubt about this.”

The former Chelsea winger has made only four starts for Los Blancos in their 11 league games so far this season, falling behind the likes of Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior in the pecking order.