EDEN HAZARD and his Real Madrid team-mates have been put on strict diets and given personal training regimes to crack on with during their coronavirus quarantine.
Fitness coaches have taken over the reins from Zinedine Zidane, with Gregory Dupont now in charge of training sessions.
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Real Madrid are ensuring their players stay in shape during quarantineCredit: Getty
Sergio Ramos put himself through the paces with a home workout
Dupont is tasked with keeping the players as close to 100 per cent match ready as possible, as well as ensuring they are eating properly.
The players are also being given help to ensure they are mentally well, as well as physically.
Hazard made no bones about the fact he was overweight on his arrival at Real Madrid.
The former Chelsea star said: “[My weight?] I don’t hide it. I am someone who takes weight fast and loses it fast.
“When I was in Lille at 18, I weighed 72 kilos. Afterwards, I gained muscle mass up to 75 kilos.
“On a bad day I weight 77 kilos, but weighed 80 this summer. I lost everything in ten days.”
And Los Blancos chiefs are going to extreme lengths to ensure they aren’t lumbered with another unfit player.
Each star is being given a personalised fitness regime in order to stay in shape.
Dupont claimed: “You have to live as though you’re in Valdebebas [Real’s training facility].”
Real Madrid stars are getting their training done from homeCredit: Instagram
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On top of that they’re being given nutritional advice, to ensure they are getting enough protein to maintain muscle mass, as well as vitamins.
Every player has their own body fat calculator and are being forced to report back daily.
However, Marca claim Madrid players are not yet being told to reveal their weight – and will hit the scales on their return to training.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk