Eden Hazard was the guest on John Obi Mikel’s podcast. He shared some confidences about the progress of his career.
It was over eleven years ago: Eden Hazard was transferred from Lille to Chelsea for 40 million euros, barely more than the amount paid by Brentford for Igor Thiago. Invited by the Obi One Podcast, Eden casually admitted to his former teammate John Obi Mikel that there was initially no question of joining the Blues.
“I had several options. I spoke with Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United), Harry Redknapp (Tottenham), I visited the Manchester City training center. But no Chelsea. You finished sixth or seventh. I knew I was leaving Ligue 1 for the Premier League but not for Chelsea. Because I wanted to play in the Champions League,” he explains with the greatest relaxation.
Eden Hazard true to himself
The story could therefore have been quite different: “This transfer was made possible because you won the Champions League (which automatically qualified the team for the next edition despite the disappointing season in the championship Editor’s note), otherwise Chelsea was very far from being an option. That’s why I thank Didier Drogba (who equalized in the final against Bayern Munich)”.
After this anecdote, once again testifying to his characteristic frankness, Eden Hazard confirmed that he had never had to regret for a single second having joined the Blues and never stopped thanking the club for these seven seasons back. in the legend.
🫶🏼 ‘THANK YOU @didierdrogba!’@hazardeden10 reveals @ChelseaFC were never a viable option when plotting his Lille exit in 2012…
That was until the 👑 stepped in!
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— The Obi One Podcast (@obionepodcast) February 16, 2024
2024-02-16 23:52:20
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