Soccer / bbc

den Hazard (La Louvière, Belgium, 1991) is already, at last, a Real Madrid player. The desire of the footballer, who has never hidden his intention to wear the white shirt, becomes a reality. The Belgian leaves Chelsea after conquering the Europa League, the club where he has been playing since 2012, and puts himself under the command of his childhood idol, Zinedine Zidane, who will now be his new coach at Madrid. Signature for five seasons and will be presented on June 13 at the Santiago Bernabéu. "Real Madrid CF and Chelsea FC have agreed to the transfer of the player Eden Hazard." The player remains linked to the club during the next five seasons, until June 30, 2024. Eden Hazard will be presented as a new player of Real Madrid on Thursday June 13 at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, after passing the relevant medical examination, "reads the statement that the Real Madrid team issued on Friday night. Now, with its contract expires one season and with Madrid in full 'plan renove ', in Chamartín it was understood that it was the opportune moment to dress the Belgian midfielder with the shirt of the white club. His arrival increases the quality of the staff of Zidane and becomes the fourth addition to the next course, after Rodrygo, Militao and Jovic. Hazard, 28, moves in the position of midfielder or left winger, changed leg, where he has shone in recent seasons with Chelsea and the Belgian team, which reached the semifinals in the last World Cup in Russia in 2018. His role in that World Cup earned him the Silver Ball of the tournament, behind Luka Modric.