Chelsea legend Eden Hazard has revealed why he opted against choosing a new club and retiring instead when his contract at Real Madrid came to an end.
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Much was expected of the diminutive attacker when he completed his club-record move to Los Blancos in 2019, but his time at the Santiago Bernabeu did not go according to plan as it was plagued by major injuries and fitness issues.
After four years in the Spanish capital, ahead of this season, Hazard had his contract terminated by mutual agreement, and had the opportunity to resurrect his career elsewhere.
The former Belgium international has now revealed that there was a chance for him to sign for a Major League Soccer side, but opted against doing so and called time on his illustrious career.
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"Basically, I said to myself, I'm going to go to America and play two or three years there," the ex-winger told Voo Sport World.
"MLS isn't bad. I jokingly told [his former Belgium teammate] Christian Benteke that I was going to join him in Washington. That way, I play with my guy, I give him a few passes and he scores goals.
"But it wasn't just football, we had to move everyone. That's what slowed me down a little.
"To be honest, I didn't want to play football anymore. If I really wanted to continue, I would have gone somewhere even if I had to move.
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"But I didn't need that anymore. I didn't want to leave just to make money and wonder why I did it two or three weeks later."
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