3 reasons why Eden Hazard should want to leave Real Madrid this summer

HIS CAREER HAS FURTHER STAGNATED THIS SEASON

Although Carlo Ancelotti recently stated that Eden Hazard is part of his plans for next season. I highly doubt that the 31-year-old would continue at the club after the end of this season for various reasons which we will get to shortly.

Hazard’s first two seasons at the Spanish capital were disappointing, to say the least, and this season has not been quite different either but at least his injury worries seem to have come to an end. Despite being fit regularly, the former Chelsea player has found it difficult under Carlo Ancelotti to secure regular minutes.

He got his fair shot of opportunities early on last year but failed to seize them. Ancelotti was quick to recognise that Vinicius Jr is a better option on the left-wing and his performances this season speak for itself.

According to FBREF, Eden Hazard has only played 649 minutes so far in La Liga out of a possible 1980 minutes. His percentage of minutes played this season is only 32.8 in the league and it’s not because he’s been injured or struggled with fitness issues either.

In the long run, it simply does not make sense to hold onto such a high-profile player on sky-high wages when he does not even play 50% of the available minutes. It’s a loss-loss situation for both the player and the club eventually. If Hazard can’t break into the eleven now, I don’t see how he’s going to improve his situation next year with the possible arrival of Kylian Mbappe and maybe Erling Haaland too.