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Thibaut Courtois said his Real Madrid teammate Eden Hazard still wants to succeed at the club despite being hampered by injuries and poor form since arriving in 2019.
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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said forward Eden Hazard still wants to succeed at the club despite being hampered by injuries and poor form since arriving in 2019.
The Belgian international Hazard, 30, joined Real Madrid from Chelsea for 120 million euros ($134.94 million). He scored four goals in 21 appearances in all competitions last season, but to no avail in a campaign that has played 11 times so far.
Hazard has not started a game since a 2-1 Champions League home loss to Sheriff Tiraspol in September and was not included in the squad for Wednesday’s return match in Moldova.
“I have known Eden for a long time and know that his dream was to play for Real Madrid. It’s a shame it hasn’t worked out yet because everyone will love it,” Courtois said.
“I can see that he has the desire, the joy and he wants to help the team. He wants to improve. It’s not easy to get back to your best form when you haven’t played for the last two and a half years.
“He has shown throughout his career that he is one of the best players in the world. He hasn’t been able to show it lately, but that talent isn’t gone and I’m sure he’ll come back, so we can’t kill him assuming he’s an average player because he’s not.”
Real Madrid are in the top Champions League Group D with nine points from four matches, two points ahead of Inter Milan, with Sheriff one point ahead of the third.
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