Eden Hazard hopes Chelsea fans understand why he is making his “dream” move to Real Madrid that could net the Blues an English record fee. Hazard has signed a five-year contract to join Real in a deal that could rise as high as £150million once all bonus payments come into play. The flat fee will hit £100m, with Chelsea happy to allow Hazard his big switch for that price given he had just one year left on his Stamford Bridge deal. The 28-year-old Belgium captain grew up with posters of Real boss Zinedine Zidane on his bedroom wall, and insisted he would only have left Chelsea for Madrid. “We look forward to welcoming him back to Stamford Bridge in the future.”Real said Hazard would be presented at the Bernabeu on Thursday after undergoing a medical in Madrid.

Source: Irish Examiner June 08, 2019 03:22 UTC