The signing of Eden Hazard from Chelsea may have excited Real Madrid supporters, but some of his past comments about Barcelona's Lionel Messi might make him slightly harder to warm to.
The rivalry between Madrid and Barcelona is one of the biggest and most intense in football, and as a result Los Blancos supporters are known to dislike the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.
But Hazard has often called Messi the best player in the world in the past, and has even gone as far as to say he models his game on the Argentinean star.
Before one Belgian press conference Hazard said: "I can't be compared to (Lionel) Messi. Yes, there are some similarities, we're both small and fast, but he scores important goals in every game. I can't be compared to the incomparable."
Hazard also praised Barcelona's talisman in a live stream for Chelsea TV, saying: "When you are playing football you want to play against the best players in the world and the best teams in the world. Messi is the best player in the world."
All will no doubt be forgiven, however, if Hazard can reproduce the stunning form he showed on a regular basis at Chelsea in the white shirt of Real Madrid.
Rashniccr7
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This reporter is on weed. Who told him that HAZARD won't be love by Real Madrid fans??
Desmondeyum
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Hazard is a loyal Messi fan he would not go to Real Madrid and say Ronaldo is the best player
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Hazard wore Zidane's Jersey in 1998 as a Kid Zidane talked about signing Hazard in 2010 Hazard talked about Zidane being his Role model Real Madrid's Plan to Sign Hazard started in 2017 And Hazard finally got signed by Real Madrid in 2019 Moral of the Story; Zidane is always behind the reason why Hazard is now a Real Madrid Player.