Eden Hazard retired from football in October last year, due to successive physical problems that prevented him from playing at the highest level in recent seasons, but he will still cost Real Madrid approximately six million euros.
According to the English newspaper The Telegraph, the justification lies in a clause in the agreement between the Merengue club and Chelsea for the transfer of the former Belgian international in 2019, which stipulates the payment of $5.8 million for every appearance for Real Madrid in one match. Champions League final within five years of the contract.
Hazard signed with Real Madrid until June 30, 2024, and before his retirement, he started this season with the team under the leadership of coach Carlo Ancelotti. This is the understanding of the London club that intends to get what is written in the agreement.
It is worth noting that the Spanish capital club paid around 110 million euros to the player in 2019, an amount in addition to the usual individual and team performance bonuses, in this case related to an appearance in the Champions League final. Chelsea earned €5.8 million in 2022, the year Real Madrid won the most important competition in European football, in the final with Liverpool, and now they intend to collect that sum.
The Madridistas will face Borussia Dortmund in the Wembley final, scheduled for July 1, after eliminating Bayern Munich in the semi-finals.
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