Eden Hazard explains why he gave up on MLS

In October 2023, and after four years of hardship at Real Madrid, Eden Hazard made the choice to call it quits and retire from football. However, the Belgium international had the opportunity to make one last stint in MLS. A choice he considered, before changing his mind. “Basically I said to myself, I’m going to go to America and play two or three years there, explained the former Chelsea and Losc player to the Belgian channel Voo Sports World. MLS is not bad. »

“I jokingly told Christian Benteke that I was going to join him in Washington, admits Eden Hazard. Like that, I play with my guy, I give him some passes and he scores goals. » But the attacking midfielder ultimately preferred to retire. “It wasn’t just football, we had to move everyone, the Belgian justifies himself. That’s what slowed me down a bit. »

Always at Voo Sports WorldEden Hazard admitted it was mainly a lack of motivation. “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. But I no longer needed that. I didn’t want to go just to make money and wonder why I did it two or three weeks later.” adds the 33-year-old.

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The Belgian has also considered freelancing in his home country, where brothers Thorgan and Kylian still play. The rumor talked about Union Saint-Gilloise. “But I didn’t go because we didn’t want to come back to live in Belgium,” continues Eden Hazard.