“How do you gain five kilos in three weeks?”

Eden Hazard’s move to Real Madrid has been anything but a success. The injured Belgian has not managed to show his star shine, which he constantly succeeded in in the Chelsea shirt. Former Belgian player Marc Degryse is now criticizing the 30-year-old.

Hazard is said to have started his first two pre-seasons with Real Madrid overweight. Something that Desgryse now strongly criticizes him for.

– Incomprehensible. I still do not understand it today. That he came to the first training session with seven kilos overweight. It does not matter if they were five. How do you do it? Gets up five kilos in three weeks! It is difficult to understand that you are starting to prepare like that, says Desgryse to Het Laatste Nieuws.

Desgryse believes that was the reason why Hazard suffered injuries that have since affected his entire stay in Madrid.

– Then he started training at the same pace as the other players, but it is not possible. First you have to get rid of those extra pounds. This led to him being directly affected by a muscle injury. And then he joined again without having laid the foundation for a good season. He seriously underestimated Real Madrid.

Hazard has been rumored to be away from Real Madrid and is said to be highly interesting for some teams in the Premier League in January. According to information, the newly rich Newcastle United will be very eager to recruit the Belgian. Desgryse believes that all parties will benefit from that transition.

– Hazard needs to go to a team in January that can count on him, where he will be important, he says and continues:

– Newcastle would have been the best. All the balls will go on him. If he can keep Newcastle up in the Premier League, it will give him a real boost in his career.

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