EDEN HAZARD could move back to England after keeping hold of his Surrey house, according to reports.
And the winger, 30, previously refused to rule out a return to Chelsea as talk of a stunning transfer comeback hots up.
According to The Athletic, insiders suggest the Hazard family still own the pad they lived in near the Blues’ Cobham training ground.
Speaking soon after making his £88million switch from Chelsea to Real Madrid in 2019, the Belgian hinted he will return in some capacity when his work at the Bernabeu is done.
He said: “When I finish here I’ll come back.”
It is unclear whether that would be as a Chelsea player or simply to live in England after his playing career.
But either way, Hazard may have taken a step closer to his Real Madrid exit on Wednesday night.
The former Chelsea man – who bought a futuristic £10m mansion when he moved to Spain – endured a rough night back at Stamford Bridge.
He was anonymous for Los Blancos, barely having any impact on the game as his old club secured their place in the Champions League final.
And Hazard felt the full wrath of the Madrid fans when he was spotted laughing and joking with former team-mates after full-time.
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Hazard has managed just four goals in 40 Real Madrid appearances and was a surprise inclusion from the start at Stamford Bridge.
He could not replicate some of his best moments at the ground where he enjoyed so much success for seven years.
Now some are calling for the ‘disgrace’ to be sold immediately.
One pundit added: “There are some players who come to Real Madrid, but Real Madrid does not go into them.”
Another suggested Hazard should at least have pretended to be upset and added: “It’s sad, but this is Hazard. A player with tremendous quality, but he is not professional.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
