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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;PARIS (Reuters) -- Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard triggered the attention of Europe's top clubs on Monday when he said he will leave French champions Lille at the end of the season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The highly-regarded Hazard, who was voted Ligue 1 's best player by his peers last season, told French sports daily L'Equipe he was playing his last season in France.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"I feel ready to make it to the next level in a great club,\" Hazard said. \"I stayed in Lille this season because there were still things I had to work on, things to prove. But now, I'm ready.\"&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the close season, English Premier League sides Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City as well as Serie A club Inter Milan were reportedly interested in signing the Belgian.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hazard was also linked with big spending Ligue 1 side Paris St Germain with French media saying the league leaders were ready to make a 50 million euro ($71 million) offer in January, but Hazard ruled out the move.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"Paris is not for now. After France, I want to go abroad,\" he said.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hazard, 20, has scored four goals and set up as many in 12 Ligue 1 games this season.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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