Eden Hazard, who earns £400,000 a week at Real Madrid, has come under fire from Toni Kroos, who claims that the star “let his career die” at the Bernabeu.
Hazard’s four-year stay in Madrid came to an end early last week when the LaLiga giants, who acquired him from Chelsea for £88 million in 2019, decided to break up his contract.
Hazard is said to be thinking about retiring from football at the age of 32 after struggling to make an impression in the capital of Spain. He already announced the end of his international career following Belgium’s disastrous World Cup 2022 campaign.
Ad Kroos, who has nine years of experience at Real Madrid and has won three La Liga championships and four Champions League awards, appeared to make a reference to the Belgian flop when he appeared to caution Jude Bellingham on Wednesday following the announcement of his astonishing six-year transfer to the Bernabeu.
According to reports, Bellingham’s transfer from Borussia Dortmund will bring the Bundesliga giants £88.5 million, a sum comparable to what Real Madrid paid for Hazard in 2019; but, performance-related add-ons will bring the total to £113.5 million.
On his podcast Einfach mal Luppen, he insisted, “We had another player who came for a lot of money and basically let his career die.”
“I think everyone would agree that that transfer wasn’t a good one. It was a lot of money.” But let’s focus on the good.
Hazard scored just seven goals in 76 appearances for the Spanish powerhouses during his four injury-plagued seasons at the Bernabeu.
Bellingham will reportedly be introduced during a presentation ceremony on Thursday in Madrid and then will appear before the media.
Vinicius Jr. of Real Madrid tweeted: “Welcome to the best team in the world, @BellinghamJude.” shortly after the transfer was officially announced.
The 19-year-old, who is regarded as a complete midfielder, transferred from Birmingham to Borussia Dortmund in 2020 when he was 16 years old.
