Fantasy Football Edge
When Real Madrid agreed with Chelsea on a deal to sign Belgian midfielder Eden Hazard, it looked like the Spanish club were pulling off their next big signing after the Cristiano Ronaldo era. It looked like the former Chelsea player was finally going to leave England and be the next big thing to happen to the Spanish La Liga.
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Real Madrid have been boosted with the news that Eden Hazard will return to their squad for the crucial Madrid Derby clash at the home of Atletico Madrid, who are the pacesetters inthe Spanish La Liga this term. Real Madrid were the Spanish La Liga winners from last term and it would be difficult to retain their league title if they can’t hand Atletico Madrid a big psychological blow in the title race with an away win when the two teams meet at the new Wanda Metropolitano.
Real Madrid have been boosted with the return to training of Eden Hazard, who has missed the last two games in the Spanish La Liga. Eden Hazard has struggled with several muscular injuries since his transfer to Real Madrid at the start of last season. Eden Hazard was at Chelsea before Real Madrid made him their club record signing at the initial fee of €100m but he has not been at a level close to the high level of performance shown at Chelsea. Eden Hazard was a key player for Chelsea throughout his seven-year stay at the club on the back of his move from French team Lille. Chelsea paid £32m to sign him from Lille in the summer of 2019.
Real Madrid are currently on a good run of form and have finished 2020 with a commendable winning streak stretching to six games. Their current year-ending form springs memories of last season to mind as it was a similar fashion to how they wrapped up the year.
Eden Hazard was one of the absentees from the Real Madrid training ahead of their league clash at home to Athletic Bilbao. The Belgian international was one of the four players that missed the last training session before Real Madrid take on Athletic Bilbao at home in a rescheduled game in the Spanish La Liga. Eden Hazard has not played for Real Madrid since the 2-1 loss at home to Alaves in the league at the end of last month. The former Lille and Chelsea playmaker sustained a leg injury and he had to leave the game after just 28 minutes.It was then revealed that the player would be out of action for three weeks.
According to former England left-back Ashley Cole, Jack Grealish possesses similar qualities as Real Madrid superstar Eden Hazard. Since the past season, Grealish has put in a number of sophisticated performances for club side Aston Villa and has attracted praise from football legends and fans.
Premier League side Chelsea are set to consolidate on their additions this summer having confirmed the addition of Kai Havertz. The Blues have already secured the services of Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner from Ajax and RB Leipzig respectively in big money deals. Havertz looks set to join the duo at Stamford Bridge.
With the stoppage of La Liga due to the current pandemic situation, it was expected for the Eden Hazard fans to see him play again in the rest of the games for the title race. As the season is set to return soon, Hazard is ready to show his skills again. He was really looking beyond the Real Madrid club to the Euros after he underwent right foot surgery in March. It was that time when the fans thought that that would be the last game for Eden Hazard. But the La Liga return has given a lifeline to him and is ready to kick-start the game with Madrid.
When Real Madrid paid Eden 100 million Euros approximately for getting his signature from Chelsea in 2019, fans rushed to the Santiago Bernabeu for beating the queues for the unveiling of Hazard with the club. Nearly 50000 fans were successful to get inside the ground. Soon, they started questioning about him gaining weight before the season started as he struggled with several injuries throughout the season.
Colombia international James Rodriguez is set to leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. Three premier league clubs have emerged as the front runner for the player’s signature. Arsenal, Everton and most recently Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tottenham Hotspur were also linked with the player in the past. But since the departure of Mauricio Pochettino, the club has cooled off their interest in the player. The withdrawal of Spurs will make it a three-horse race for the player.
Eden Hazard is expected to return to first-team action from an ankle injury on Sunday as Real Madrid hosts Celta Vigo at the Santiago Bernabeu.
He has been out since November, he took a knock in the UEFA Champions League match against PSG. But according to reports he is expected to make the matchday on Sunday.
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