At the age of 32, he hung up his boots, and the former "third in the world" Hazard left endless regrets

Reporter Han Bing reported On October 10, Beijing time, the 32-year-old Hazard announced his retirement on his personal social media, ending a 16-year career, for Real Madrid, he is Florentino's most failed signing, there is no one.

Four years ago, Real Madrid brought in Eden Hazard from Chelsea for 100 million euros+, thinking that he could succeed Cristiano Ronaldo as the new Ballon d'Or superstar of the Galaxy and lead the team to continue to win the Champions League trophy. Sadly, frequent injuries and a lack of discipline in eating habits eventually ruined Hazard.

In his four seasons at Real Madrid, Hazard made a total of 76 appearances, scored seven goals, suffered as many as 18 injuries, and spent a total of 317 days of recuperation. Not to mention chasing Cristiano Ronaldo, even Bale, who is also injured, cannot reach it, completely disappointing the expectations of fans. Ironically, with 7 goals, Eden Hazard "gets" 8 trophies, which highlights his failure.

At the end of last season, Hazard, who had one year left on his contract, chose to leave gracefully and terminate his contract early, forgoing his salary of 15 million euros for the last season. Eden Hazard's transfer fee could be up to 60 million euros, but due to frequent injuries, Real Madrid only paid 15 million euros more, which is a saving of 45 million.

Terminating his contract with Real Madrid, Hazard actually has the idea of retiring. The newspaper AS revealed that this summer, he received at least 6 invitations, including from the United States, Saudi Arabia, Spain, France, England, Scotland, Turkey, Belgium, and was not out of nowhere. But at that time, the French media revealed that Eden Hazard had lost the will to continue playing.

Frequent injuries are the most important reason, last season at Real Madrid, Hazard was injured twice, 18 injuries in 4 years, covering the ankles, hamstrings, fibula, hips, waist and abdomen, and of course, the new crown blow, of which the repeated attacks of the right ankle injury made him completely lose the courage to continue playing.

Seven seasons at Chelsea were Hazard's prime, but at the time, his vulnerability was already a problem. Cutting inside the wing was his famous stunt, but it also caused his right ankle and leg muscles to be overloaded, in addition to constant fouls on opponents, which also hit him. As he grew older, he suffered an ankle injury, which eventually led him to become the protagonist of tragedy at the Bernabeu.

Of course, gluttony burgers are also one of the problems, every pre-season preparation period, Hazard has to spend a lot of time and energy to lose at least 10 pounds, which not only affects the run-in with the team, but also increases the burden on the leg muscles and ankles, and increases the probability of injury to a certain extent.

Frequent injuries made it impossible for Hazard to regain the joy and desire to play, and he was even more afraid of a long recovery after injury, and after more than 4 months of deliberation, to be precise, he had already decided to make it public after 4 months - when he turned down all offers in the summer window, the answer was clear.

Eden Hazard did not return to his roots like his younger brother, who returned to Belgium from Germany to join Anderlecht. Eden Hazard had the opportunity to stay in Madrid and Getafe and Rayo Vallecano had both made offers, but the Belgian left completely and began to enjoy life.

Eden Hazard will remain in Madrid after retiring, his second son Leo has entered the Real Madrid youth system, and his other two sons, Sammy and Yannis, also attend international schools here, and he himself has fully adapted to life in Madrid. As for the future, Hazard has no plans yet, playing for Chelsea and Real Madrid, and has accumulated enough wealth for him. Eden Hazard has never disclosed his career direction after retiring before, and perhaps he will become a coach like national team team-mate Vincent Kompany, or he may project his enthusiasm into other areas like Bale.

The 32-year-old Hazard, who ended a 16-year career, is a superstar and legend for Chelsea, bringing trophies to the Bridge and winning the Premier League best. But in the last four years, he failed at the Bernabeu, was worth 150 million euros at his peak, and only 5 million when he retired, with a market value of 30 times smaller.