League leaders Arsenal a week on Sunday, Guus Hiddink
has confirmed.
The Belgium international, who is yet to score in the league
this season, has been out of action since the Blues's win
over Crystal Palace on January 3 due to a groin injury.
While he is not available for Saturday's match at home to
Everton, manager Hiddink will assess Hazard next week
with the game at Arsenal in mind.
"There were no injuries in the last game," Hiddink told
reporters. "The only one not available yet is Eden Hazard,
although he is on the pitch working.
"I hope and think in the upcoming week he will have full
training sessions and then we will decide if he can join us in
the Arsenal game next weekend.
"What I said before was we have to be a little bit careful not
to fall again with a setback, so that is why I say he must
have some tough, intense training sessions Tuesday to
Thursday before he plays - he must have that.
"[Radamel] Falcao is out, we knew that, but the rest are
okay."
Hiddink was unconcerned that Real Madrid could launch a
bid to sign Hazard after they were given a two-window
transfer ban by Fifa which - if their appeal is unsuccessful -
puts them in a race against time to sign key targets.
"All big clubs are looking to big players but I don't expect to
see much of this in this window," he added.
"I am not sure, I think they have both [Madrid and Atletico]
protested and I don't know whether they cannot use this
transfer window or the summer and if it will be postponed or
not."
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