Real Madrid signs Hazard from Chelsea

Real Madrid have completed the signing of Chelsea striker, Eden Hazard for €100 million, bringing months of speculation to an end.

The Belgian, who played a key role in delivering the Europa League for Chelsea against Arsenal, will join the Liga club this summer after the London side announced an agreement for a five-year deal had been made. 

👉 #WelcomeHazard pic.twitter.com/ph6fXHpakp

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) June 7, 2019

Real Madrid and Chelsea have agreed the transfer for the player Eden Hazard, the Spanish club said.
The player will be tied to the club for the next five seasons, until June 30, 2024. The statement added that Hazard would be officially presented at the club's Santiago Bernabeu stadium on June 13, subject to completing a medical.

We have reached an agreement for the transfer of Eden Hazard to Real Madrid.

We would like to wish Eden well as we say a fond goodbye.#ThankYouEden

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) June 7, 2019

The 28-year-old, wrote a message to his 'Chelsea friends and family' on his Facebook page, explaining that it was the 'biggest and toughest decision in my career to date' but that it had always been his dream to play for Los Blancos.

To my Chelsea friends and family, You now know that I will be joining Real Madrid. It’s no secret that it was my dream...
Posted by Eden Hazard on Friday, June 7, 2019

Hazard joined Chelsea from Lille in 2012 for £32 million and won the Europa League in his first season. He later won the Premier League title in 2015 and in 2017 as well as one League Cup and FA Cup. 

He scored 16 goals and created another 15 in the Premier League this season as Chelsea finished third in the table. 

Hazard is Madrid's first marquee signing since forward James Rodriguez moved to the Bernabeu for 80 million euros after finishing as top scorer at the 2014 World Cup. 

But while the Colombian arrived at the then newly crowned Champions League winners, Hazard is joining a Real side in disarray after they ended the season without a trophy and having finished 19 points adrift of La Liga champions Barcelona.