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Eden Hazard has become the first big-money
beneficiary of the lucrative Premier League TV
rights deal after penning a new contract worth a
whopping £57million.
Chelsea have confirmed the Belgium international
has penned a new five-and-a-half year contract
worth £200,000-per-week.
The news comes in a week that the Premier
League confirmed a £5billion deal with Sky Sports
and BT Sport to show live matches over three
seasons from the start of the 2016-17 campaign.
The staggering TV rights package will see
increased revenue for Premier League clubs and
is likely to result in increased transfer fees and
wages.
And Hazard's deal - which puts him amongst the
highest paid at Stamford Bridge - merely
underlines the growing financial power of clubs in
England's top-flight.
The Belgian's new deal has been an open secret
for some time, with manager Jose Mourinho
insisting on several occasions that the talented
forward would extend his contract.
'The manager has helped me improve a lot, the
fans have been fantastic and I have an amazing
understanding with my team-mates,' Hazard
said. Eden Hazard
'I always try to give pleasure to the supporters
with my style of play and it is nice to know they
appreciate my work.
'I hope we can repay that support by winning lots
of trophies, beginning with the Capital One Cup at
Wembley, and after that, we can push hard
towards the end of the season.'
Mourinho added: 'I am very happy that Eden has
signed a new contract.
'It shows he believes in the club's coaching staff
and players to help him become the best player
in the world.
'He is already a top player and his evolution has
been fantastic. He is still very young and he can
become the best.'
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