A beautiful page in the history of Belgian football was turned this Tuesday. Indeed, left winger Eden Hazard has decided to end his professional career, less than a year after retiring internationally with the Red Devils. Handicapped by physical problems towards the end of his career, the native of La Louvière was no longer able to string together matches at Real Madrid, only defending the Merengue jersey 76 times in all competitions (7 goals, 12 assists) . He who cost Casa Blanca 115 million euros from Chelsea.
No less than 18 injuries kept Eden Hazard from the field, it was impossible for him to rediscover the talent with which he had dazzled the green rectangles of Ligue 1 with LOSC then those of the Premier League under the blue tunic of Chelsea. In England, he quickly became one of the best players of his generation, scoring no less than 110 goals and providing 92 assists with the Blues, who notably won two Championships across the Channel, an FA Cup and two Europa Leagues. But be careful, an English club is ready to bring the most Lille Belgian out of retirement…
A surprise return to West Ham?
At the microphone of talkSPORTDavid Moyes’ assistant at West Ham, Kevin Nolan, did not hold back from offering the now 32-year-old ex-player the chance to join the Hammers, currently 7th in the Premier League: “I would take Chelsea Hazard to West Ham, that’s for sure”he first joked before regaining his seriousness and making a more concrete offer to the ex-Red Devil (126 caps, 33 goals). “If he wants to come and give it a try, frankly, I’ll offer it to him. I don’t know what coach David Moyes thinks, but I would love to see him give it a try.”
And to convince “Ederzinho”, the former English midfielder (41 years old) was keen to recall the example of Paul Scholes, who stopped his career in the summer of 2011 before returning to Manchester United six months later. “I believe that at 32 years old, he is not yet planning for his retirement. I remember when Paul Scholes did the same thing. He then received a phone call from Sir Alex Ferguson and decided to return. I think that’s something that could happen with Hazard, because surely someone wants to give him one last opportunity, to call him and say ‘come on, come and play with us for six months. » A word to the wise.
