Eden Hazard ‘100 per cent sure’ he will stay at Real Madrid and not ‘leave as a failure’ amid Chelsea return talk
EDEN HAZARD has distanced himself from rumours of a shock move to Chelsea after vowing to hit form for Real Madrid.
After two years in Spain, the winger is still yet to shine despite initially costing his team around £100million.
Talk has even emerged that he wants to rejoin Chelsea, with Roma also interested, but the 30-year-old is desperate to prove himself to the Bernabeu faithful.
He told Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad: “It didn’t even occur to me for a second that it would be better if I left.
“I’m not going to leave a failure. I want to show that I am made for Real Madrid.
“The last two years have been difficult. I was in Madrid without actually being in Madrid, you know? And if I played, it was difficult because of Covid.
“We played in a stadium without fans – I had just signed to play football in a full Bernabeu.
“I hope that the construction of our stadium will be finished soon and that the stands will be full again. I need that.”
I’m only myself when I can have fun on the pitch. That has not happened in the last two years at Madrid.
Eden Hazard
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Hazard has played 43 times for Los Blancos, scoring five goals, yet has been unable to string a long run of games together due to multiple injury issues.
And he has admitted that he is feeling the mental effects of his absences.
The Belgian continued: “I’m still the same – I still have fun. But I can’t say I’m happy.
“I’m only myself when I can have fun on the pitch. That has not happened in the last two years at Madrid.
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“You rehabilitate to come back stronger but if there are five, six, seven injuries, it is much more difficult mentally.
“But I carry on. It’s not like I’m 36 and can say enough is enough. I also get a lot of support during those periods.”
Hazard is not expecting to start in Belgium’s Euro 2020 opener against Russia on Saturday but could feature off the bench.
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