A Real Madrid star has revealed he is not on speaking terms with his manager Carlo Ancelotti.
Former Belgium captain Eden Hazard has now opened up about the underwhelming season he is having in Madrid, having played less than 300 minutes of football for Real this season.
The 31-year-old has failed to live up tp expectations in the Spanish capital following his club-record €115 million arrival from Chelsea in 2019 and has only scored seven goals in 73 appearances in three seasons.
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In this campaign, things have got even worse for the No.7 as his last LaLiga game for the reigning UEFA Champions League holders came back in September 2022.
This is believed to have caused a rift between him and Ancelotti and the player has now lifted the lid on his fractured relationship with the Italian tactician.
"I would like to stay. I've always said that. I hope to play and to show that I can still do it", Hazard said, according to Diario AS.
"People have doubts, that's normal, I understand. But for me, I'm still here next year. You never know, but a transfer is not in my plan.
"There's respect between Ancelotti and I. But, I'm not going to say we talk to each other, because we don't. But there will always be respect.
"I have to have respect a guy like Ancelotti. For what he represents for football, and for what he's done in his career."
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