The 27-year-old was heavily linked with a move to European champions Real Madrid in the summer but a switch never materialised.
The Belgium international made no secret of the fact that he wanted to join the La Liga side after his superb World Cup display.
But even though he remained at Stamford Bridge, he did not let the speculation affect him and he hit the ground running when he returned to his club.
Hazard has netted seven Premier League so far this season, helping new boss Maurizio Sarri to an unbeaten start.
But his long-term future at the club is still up in the air with only 18 months left on his current Chelsea contract.
And despite the London club’s willingness to hand Hazard a £300,000-a-week deal, the forward has yet to indicate he will put pen-to-paper.
It has been reported that Hazard will instead wait for Real Madrid to inform him whether or not they intend to launch a bid to sign him in the coming summer.
Speaking to journalists ahead of Belgium’s game with Iceland in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday, Hazard has once again stated that he is not thinking about a move right now and that he is just concentrating on the rest of the season with Chelsea.
"I’m only thinking about Chelsea now," he told Belgian broadcaster Sporza.
"The competition lasts seven or eight months, after that I'll see what happens."
"The coach has the same football philosophy as I. He always thinks about the ball."
"How we as players think about football, that is also his way of thinking."
"If you see how Napoli play, it's thanks to Maurizio Sarri."
"His style is now reflected in Chelsea, he also has players who fit into the system."
"So yes, we're very happy, we play football well."
In the mean time however, as long as Hazard keeps performing to the bestow his ability for the Blues, fans and Sarri cannot ask for more.
Some players have been known to go on strike of fail to perform when speculation mounts over a transfer elsewhere, but Hazard is unwavering.
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