Wants to fulfill the real contract

Eden Hazard wants to fulfill his contract with Real Madrid, which runs until June 2024. This was recently reported by English portal ‘The Athletic’. In an interview with the public channel RTBF, he confirmed that the Belgian striker did not want to accept his situation with the « Royal » without further delay. According to Hazard, he wants one thing above all: to be used again and to feel valuable. More valuable than its market value, which has fallen rapidly in recent years – to 7.5 million euros – it is now said.

« Playing, being on the pitch, feeling important, » replied the veteran when asked what he missed most. « When you feel important, you have confidence, you have the fans behind you, so it’s easier then. » None of this is currently the case. “How to get out of this?” wondered Hazard, who wanted to regain pleasure and confidence. “Training is good, but what keeps us going are the games. I hope in my heart I can make my contribution and that the coach is still counting on me.

Hazard, who retired from the national team at the end of the year (126 appearances for the « Red Devils »), would be the club’s top earner with an annual salary of around 23 million euros, and he and his family are said to feel very comfortable in Madrid. Only MLS was mentioned as a possible new point of contact for him. But Hazard apparently isn’t thinking about it at the moment. The former €115m purchase is too busy with his currently unsatisfactory situation.

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« We’ll see if I can still play until the end of the season. Do I doubt? I have the right to doubt, don’t I?! » Hazard said. It’s been three months since head coach Carlo Ancelotti let him play. In the current season, the left winger has played 296 minutes in seven games in total across all competitions. Record: one goal and one assist. « It’s up to me to show him in training that he can count on me. My explanation? He has players who play well, the team wins and it’s difficult to change them. In his eyes, I Probably earns less (playing time) than others. You should ask him that, » Hazard said, referring to Ancelotti’s decision.

Real Madrid: Respect but no communication between Ancelotti and Hazard

However, there doesn’t seem to be much communication between the two protagonists. « There is respect between us. But I won’t say we talk because we don’t talk. But there will always be respect. Even if he doesn’t let me play tomorrow… I have the obligation to have respect for a man like Carlo Ancelotti. In terms of what he means to (Site notre bureau spécialisé), what he has done in his career. There is no concern about that.

The Belgian’s fate is somewhat reminiscent of the unfortunate and tough end of Welshman Gareth Bale (33), who was signed by Tottenham for 101 million euros in the summer of 2013 – six years before Hazard’s takeover. With the difference that Bale, who is no longer active, also had successful seasons at Real, while Hazard at the « Royal » lives above all from his strong past at Chelsea. The Spanish top club, on the other hand, now relies either on professionals established internationally for free in its transfer strategy – see Antonio Rüdiger (30) and David Alaba (30) – or on high-flying youngsters like Aurélien Tchouameni (23) and Endrick (16), who are at their zenith, some still have a long way to go. / All Real Madrid arrivals and departures by season

People doubt, it’s normal. I understand that very well.

Hazard is past his prime given his advanced age, multiple injuries and the biggest downturn in the market by a professional since 2019. But he doesn’t see the end of it yet at Real. « I would like to stay. I always said that. To hope that I can play. I’m just waiting to come out and prove that I can still play (Site notre bureau spécialisé). People doubt, it’s normal. I understand very well that. But for me, I’ll still be there next year. A transfer is not on the agenda. But you never know, » Hazard said. Deep down, he thinks: “I can bring something. I just feel it. If I bring something to people, they will trust me again. Maybe then they’ll think it was a mistake to exclude me. I just need a few minutes in my legs.

In total, the striker has scored seven goals and eleven assists in 73 games since joining almost four years ago, while Chelsea totaled 110 goals and 92 assists in 352 games between 2012 and 2019. Hazard reached the highest market value of his career in autumn 2018 with 150 million euros – so far only eleven other professionals have reached this mark in (Site notre bureau spécialisé) history.

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