'Hazard would have liked to come to Fenerbahce'

The Belgian has been credited with an affection for the Turkish Super Lig side that stems as far back as his time in France

Former Fenerbahce official Hasan Cetinkaya says that Eden Hazard admitted would have liked to join Fenerbahce during his time at Lille.

“Eden Hazard is an old friend of mine, I've known him since I was 15-16. Then he was playing at Lille,” Cetinkaya said to Ajansspor.

“He had a great sympathy for Fenerbahce. He had a word for me: 'Hasan, I will play at Fenerbahce someday'. We don't know when.

“He was 16 at the time when he was playing for Lille and I watched them play against PSG. Even at that age he showed what he can do.

“There was Eden Hazard, Gervinho and Sow during the time that we spoke. We just got Sow from there.

Cetinkaya does admit that given Hazard's transformation into one of the world's finest talents, landing him could prove a tough challenge.

“Eden has changed into a different dimension. He got offers from the most important clubs in Europe. He was one of the greatest talented star candidates in Europe," he added.

“He would have liked to come to Fenerbahce at that time [in Lille]. Let's see if one day he wears the uniform of Fenerbahce.”