It has been a campaign to forget for Real Madrid’s 100 million euro signing. After seven hugely successful years at Chelsea, Hazard got the move his performances art Stamford Bridge so deserved but since arriving to much fanfare in the summer, not a lot has gone right for the Belgian. Upon signing for Real, the winger suffered a hamstring injury on the eve of the start of the campaign and upon his return clearly lacked fitness – which is somewhat understandable. So far in his debut campaign, Hazard has only notched up ten appearances in La Liga and five Champions League games scoring … [Read more...]
What Next for Real Madrid as Key Figures Depart
First Zinedine Zidane went, now Cristiano Ronaldo has gone, on the face of it, this looks like worrying times for the 33-times La Liga champions Real Madrid. But are we right to be concerned, or are the Real hierarchy pulling off masterstroke for future footballing dominance? Club president made it quite clear that finishing 17-points behind rivals Barcelona is utterly unacceptable and that even winning three Champions League’s in a row is not good enough. That resulted in Zinedine Zidane departing the hot-seat after two and a half years at the club to be replaced by sacked Spain … [Read more...]
Chelsea boss Conte speaks about Eden Hazard’s reported move to Barcelona
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has categorically stated that Eden Hazard will not be leaving Stamford Bridge to join Barcelona this summer. Barcelona are currently in a desperate scrap to find a replacement for Neymar following his departure to PSG and the likes of Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele have strongly been linked with moves to the Nou Camp in recent times. Over the past few days though, reports linking Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard to Barcelona has also been emerging and the transfer taking place had been seen as a realistic possibility. However, Chelsea manager Antonio … [Read more...]
Real Madrid Ready to Sell £90m Bale to Man Utd to Fund Hazard Swoop & Pique to Leave Barca
Real Madrid are prepared to sell Gareth Bale to Manchester United for a world record £90m in order to raise funds to sign Chelsea's Eden Hazard. Fichajes reports that the Belgian is a top target for the European champions and has been for several months, but Chelsea's willingness to keep hold of the player will provide a stumbling block. … [Read more...]