LaLiga: Why I never wanted Cristiano Ronaldo’s shirt at Real Madrid – Hazard

Former Belgium playmaker, Eden Hazard, has revealed that helium ne'er wanted to instrumentality Cristiano Ronaldo’s no.7 garment erstwhile helium joined Real Madrid.

Hazard near Chelsea to articulation the LaLiga giants successful the summertime of 2019 for a €100 cardinal fee.

The midfielder arrived astatine the Santiago Bernabeu conscionable a twelvemonth aft Ronaldo’s exit.

However, his four-year spell successful Madrid was disrupted by injuries and fittingness issues.

Speaking to Canal Plus, Hazard said: “I went determination to play similar Eden, not to regenerate Ronaldo.

“But, arsenic often happens, things didn’t spell well. I didn’t privation fig 7.

“I wanted Luka Modric’s fig 10. I thought helium was going to say, ‘okay, instrumentality it,’ but helium didn’t springiness it to me.”

LaLiga: Why I ne'er wanted Cristiano Ronaldo’s garment astatine Real Madrid – Hazard