Eden Hazard to Real Madrid: How starting XI may look after Chelsea ace completes transfer
EDEN HAZARD has been announced as a Real Madrid player after an £88million move from Chelsea was agreed, so how will the Belgian fit in at the Bernabeu?
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Hazard is set to complete a move to Real Madrid in the coming days after the Spanish giants agreed a fee with Chelsea for the 28-year-old.
The winger scored 110 goals in 352 matches for the Blues since arriving from Lille in 2012, helping the west London side to two Premier League titles.
Hazard also won the Europa League twice and triumphed in the FA Cup and League Cup but is now seeking a new challenge and has long been linked with Los Blancos.
Hazard has previously described a move to Real as “a dream” and is set to link up with the likes of Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric in Madrid next season.
Zinedine Zidane, who returned to manage Real for a second spell in March, is likely to ring the changes after a disappointing 2018/19 campaign.
Real finished a distant third in La Liga, lost to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-finals and failed to retain the Champions League trophy as they floundered under Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari.
How could Eden Hazard fit into Real Madrid's starting XI next season? (Image: GETTY•buildlineup.com)
Zinedine Zidane is expected to overhaul his squad this summer (Image: GETTY)
Zidane is an admirer of Hazard and will certainly bring the Belgian straight into his starting XI alongside these new arrivals, but several key decisions still need to be made in other areas.
Thibaut Courtois and Keylor Navas are both competing for the No 1 jersey and hoping to establish themselves as first-choice, while Alvaro Odriozola is expected to displace Dani Carvajal at right-back in the long-term.
Militao could slot in alongside captain Sergio Ramos, who recently revealed he hopes to end his career at the Bernabeu, while Ferland Mendy is being targeted as competition for left-back Marcelo.
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Is this how Eden Hazard will fit into the Real Madrid starting XI? (Image: buildlineup.com)