A Belgian newspaper revealed that the transfer of Eden Hazard
to Real Madrid cost much more than the value announced by
the royal club.
According to official sources at the time of the transfer in the
summer of 2019, Hazard moved from Chelsea, England, to
Real Madrid, for 100 million euros.
But the Belgian newspaper “HLN” indicated that the real value
of the deal reached 160 million euros, which the
royal club hide from the public.
The newspaper said that Real Madrid is paying the costs of the
deal in 3 installments, amounting to 40 million euros, 56 million
euros and 64 million euros.
It is noteworthy that the Spanish champion paid 40 million euros
last summer, while he paid 56 million euros this summer, with
the final installment of 64 million euros to be paid next summer.
According to the newspaper, the Hazard deal is the most
expensive in the club’s history, surpassing the Welshman’s
Gareth Bale transfer deal, which reached 101 million euros.
Hazard paid 14 million euros annually, in a contract that
keeps him at the club until 2024, although he was unable in his
first season to prove himself, and failed to fill the void left by
the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo from the team in the summer of 2018.
