Real Madrid signed Eden Hazard from Chelsea in last summer's transfer window.
Real Madrid are optimistic Eden Hazard will improve having struggled since his summer move from Chelsea, according to reports. The Belgium international has scored just once for the La Liga giants since moving to the Bernabeu. But Zinedine Zidane believes Hazard can still scale the heights many were expected when he touched down in Spain.
Real Madrid signed Hazard from Chelsea for an upfront fee of £88.5million, installed with the belief he’d be a Bernabeu hit.
But despite being given the club’s legendary No 7 shirt made famous by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Raul, the forward has struggled.
Hazard has found the net just once for Real Madrid this season, failing to live up to his lofty fee in the process.
Yet Spanish newspaper Marca say the La Liga giants are willing to stand by the 29-year-old, who has had injury woes this term.
It was thought Hazard would kick on when the season resumed following the coronavirus crisis.
But he’s missed two games due to discomfort and Real are wary of managing his game time, determined to avoid their winger becoming injured again.
The La Liga title is currently at stake.
But Real are willing to put Hazard’s health and fitness first, believing that tactic could pay off in the months and years to come.
Real think Hazard will be able to perform at maximum level next season once his fitness issues are sorted and have no intention of letting him go at this moment in time.
Certainly, though, he’ll need to improve.
One goal isn’t good enough for the most-expensive signing in the club’s history and Hazard will need to do his utmost to ensure he doesn’t flop at the Bernabeu.