It was inevitable, With this letter, Eden Hazard announced he is retiring from professional soccer

Eden Hazard announced today his retirement from the pitch. The former Real Madrid player retires at 32 years of age and leaving a great career behind that allowed him to play on the highest stage of world football, even playing World Cups with Belgium and being one of the maximum references of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, this being the great last idol of the Premier League team.

After his arrival at Real Madrid in 2019, the quality of the player from Belgium was decreasing. The constant injuries and the little confidence that was given to him were factors so that Hazard could not shine in the same way he did at Chelsea. Due to this, the positions in which the footballer could play were limited, with Vinicius Jr being the player who would take charge of the left wing of Madrid.

It should be noted that at the time, Real Madrid paid more than $100 million for the attacker. Because of this, there were high expectations for the player who finally could never shine at the Santiago Bernabeu. According to official data, the player only scored 7 goals in 76 games with the team of the Spanish capital, this being a different reality to his best times with the north London team.

Meanwhile, the landscape of the player in England was totally different. At Chelsea, Eden Hazard scored 110 goals and assisted on 85 occasions. In his first team, Lille of France, Hazard scored 50 goals and assisted 53 times, which were the numbers that eventually led him to be scouted by Chelsea that would give him the opportunity to be taken to one of the best leagues in the world.

Hazard's farewell letter

The player announced his goodbye on social media in a letter addressed to the public that reads as follows:

You must listen to yourself and say enough at the right time.
After 16 years and more than 700 games played, I have decided to end my career as a professional footballer.
I was able to make my dream come true, I played and had fun in many fields around the world.
During my career I was lucky enough to meet great managers, coaches and teammates. Thank you all for these great moments, I will miss you all.
I also want to thank the clubs I've played for: LOSC, Chelsea and Real Madrid; And thank the RBFA for my Belgian team
Special thanks to my family, my friends, my advisors and the people who have been close to me in good times and bad.
Finally, thank you very much to you, my fans, who have followed me all these years and for your encouragement everywhere I have played.
Now is the time to enjoy my loved ones and have new experiences.
See you soon off the field my friends.