Former Chelsea defender, William Gallas has reacted to reports linking the Blues forward, Eden Hazard and goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois to Real Madrid.
Hazard and Courtois will likely move to the La Liga Champions in the summer, and the ex-France international believes that the Blues may simply have to accept that the two regular starters want to try their luck elsewhere.
Williams, who said Chelsea can get a replacement for Hazard and Courtois, stated that the Premier League Champions need to accept the fact that players will one day leave the club.
“To be honest, you have got so many great players in the world, so if Hazard and Courtois have to leave, you can find a good goalkeeper to replace Courtois,” Gallas told Goal.
“You have good wingers who can replace Eden Hazard. That’s the job of the scouts to find the right players.
“Sometimes you have to accept that your best players have to leave or want to leave. Maybe because they want to play in a different league. Maybe because they have already won the FA Cup, Premier League and Carabao Cup.
“I don’t think they have won the Champions League with Chelsea. So maybe that’s why they want to leave and go to another club. You have to ask the question which team they supported when they were kids.
“So many kids will say: ‘I used to support Real Madrid’ or ‘I used to support Barcelona’.
“You have to accept it. You don’t have to be upset because he has played for Chelsea for many years. All the time, he was playing with that blue shirt and giving everything for that club.”