Arsenal are keen on signing former Chelsea star and current Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard, as reported by Foot Mercato.
Now 31, the Belgian’s Madrid career has been difficult thanks to repeated injuries and a lack of form in-between with Vinicius Junior impressing alongside Karim Benzema and keeping Hazard out of the team.
Several teams are working on signing Hazard at the end of the season, when he could reflect on his options, with Arsenal standing tall among them. The Gunners have already made inquiries for the player but are yet to follow up. Nevertheless, their interest is concrete, say the outlet.
After making the crowds go haywire in the Chelsea jersey at Stamford Bridge, Hazard decided to try conquering the Madrid lot and he got the motivation he wanted as he was Zinedine Zidane’s target at the time. Signing for Madrid on the 7th of June, 2019, the Belgian childhood’s dream came to pass.
Three years later, the Chelsea’s legend is still at the Spanish Capital but his journey so far has rather been more of an injury-tale than a fairytale.
“It’s difficult for me to admit because of my relationship with Chelsea, but I really liked the Arsenal team at the time [when he was a kid],” said Hazard, in an interview with On The Front Foot.
“When I was little, the team I watched the most was the French national team. For me, the players I looked up to were Zinedine Zidane and Thierry Henry. “They [Les Blues] had players like Robert Pires, [Sylvain] Wiltord and [Patrick] Vieira, so it was mainly French players that I followed growing up.”
Hazard, 30, netted 110 times in 352 games across all competitions for Chelsea during a seven-year spell at the club, cementing his status as a Blues legend.
Newcastle United, having considered an approach in January, are also interested in the player as were his former club Chelsea before sanctions were imposed on club owner Roman Abramovich after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Hazard, however, as Foot Mercato were told, is not planning on leaving as it stands but given the obstacles between him and the Madrid first team, which could increase given Madrid’s reported pursuit of Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland, that doesn’t mean he couldn’t be convinced to move back to England.
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