After his match played with the Variétés, the former Belgian footballer expressed a great regret that he harbored.
Eden Hazard, one of the greatest Belgian players of all time, has admitted he would have liked to finish his career in his country.
Hazard would have liked to finish in Belgium
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid striker announced his retirement last week at the age of 32. And on Wednesday evening, he played a match with the Variétés. His first (and certainly last) appearance on the field since last season. At the end of this part, he spoke about the end of his career for the media Sporza.
“I will of course miss professional football, because I have played it all my life. But I’m also happy to watch football on TV, and I also have children,” did he declare.
Before he bows out, Hazard was approached to carry out a final freelance in his country. An option that he had not considered but which would not necessarily have displeased him. “I didn’t want to continue playing for money and a return to Belgian football was never on the agenda. There have been a lot of rumors about my future, but there has never been anything concrete, not even from the Union Saint-Gilloise. It was great to see my name come up in connection with several clubs, and I’ve never played for a Belgian club, so it would have been a great end to my career.”
