Eden Hazard would relish the chance to play alongside Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney at Chelsea.
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There is speculation about the future of the 27-year- old England striker who in May stated his desire to leave United, although new manager David Moyes insists he is not for sale.
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"Rooney would be a brilliant signing. He's a great player who has the experience and he's still only young, at 27," the Chelsea midfielder said.
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Hazard, 22, also revealed that Jose Mourinho, who returned to Chelsea for a second stint this summer after leaving Real Madrid, tried to sign him when he was just 19 and still at French club Lille.
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"He told me he'd asked Lille, but I wanted to stay there until I was 21 and develop my game," said Hazard, who moved to Stamford Bridge last summer in a reported £32m deal.
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"I must have been 19 or 20 at the time. Real Madrid is a wonderful team, but I had so much still to prove in the French league. I stayed because I didn't want to leave too early."
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Mourinho won two Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006 during his first spell at Chelsea which ended in September 2007.
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Hazard is confident that with the Portuguese in charge they will win more silverware and their first league title since 2010.
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"With him in charge, we can win matches and claim trophies," he said.
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"His arrival is important certainly. But it won't be him who actually goes out there and wins the title.
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"We have to concentrate on what he wants of us and, if we all give 100%, we have a real chance of winning the title.
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"Wayne Rooney is not for sale. He's a Manchester United player and will remain a Manchester United player. Wayne won't be sold."
Anyone would love to play alongside a stricker like Wayne Rooney but I won't love for him to quit playing for Manchester United yet....I feel he still has a lot to offer.