Eden Hazard hints at a possible summer exit from Real Madrid after an injury-ravaged three years that have seen him miss as many games as he’s played… before tipping Brazil, France, Argentina for World Cup glory
- Eden Hazard has ruled out a move away from Real Madrid in the January window
- However he admitted it was ‘possible’ he could depart in the coming summer
- The 31-year-old accepted that the decision ultimately lies with the Spanish club
- The Belgian’s current deal at the Santiago Bernabeu expires in summer 2024
- He also believes that his Belgian team may struggle to come out on top in Qatar
- Hazard is backing five-time winners Brazil, Messi’s Argentina and holders France
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Eden Hazard has refused to rule out a potential summer departure from Real Madrid, with his contract at the Bernabeu up in June 2024.
Despite admitting that it was ‘impossible’ to leave in this coming January window, he accepted that Los Blancos may ask him to move on over the summer, drawing to a close what has been a disappointing three-year stay in the Spanish capital so far.
The Belgian captain has only played 72 games since his big-money arrival from Chelsea in summer 2019 – the same number that he has missed through 16 different injury problems.
Eden Hazard ruled out a January move but admitted it was ‘possible’ he could leave in summer
‘In January it is impossible, because I have family and I like the city,’ the 31-year-old said when asked about the chances of a departure.
‘But in summer it is possible that I go. I have one more year on my contract and it’s the club’s decision.
‘If the club tells me “Eden, thanks for four years, but you have to go”, I have to accept it because it’s normal.
‘But I would like to play more, show more that I can play, that I am a good player.’
Hazard’s current deal at the Santiago Bernabeu will expire in the summer of 2024
Despite picking up two LaLiga titles and a Champions League winners’ medal since joining Real in 2019, Hazard has failed to impress during his time at the Bernabeu.
The player that managed more than 350 games and 110 goals for Chelsea is unrecognisable in the white shirt of Real Madrid, and he has…