A Real Madrid star has now made a shock claim about his ex-teammate Eden Hazard, who only recently left the club.
A few weeks ago, Real confirmed they will be parting ways with Hazard this month after mutually agreeing to the termination of his contract, which was initially set to run until June 2024.
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That decision brings to an end a disastrous four seasons at the club, during which he made only 78 appearances for the Spanish giants, and scored just seven times.
The player is now widely considered to be one of the biggest flops in Los Blancos' history, especially due to the fact that they paid a record-breaking €115 million (R2.2 billion) fee to Chelsea for his services in July 2019.
With the Belgian now a free agent, his former teammate Toni Kroos has now made some surprising comments about Hazard's time at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Speaking about Jude Bellingham's recent €103 million (R2.2 billion) move to Real from Borussia Dortmund, the Germany midfielder made reference to the fact that a similar fee was paid for Hazard.
"€103 million transfer fee? We now also had someone who came for a lot of money and virtually let his career die," Kroos said on his Einfach mal Luppen podcast.
"A lot of money and I think everyone would say in retrospect: That was not such a good transfer.
"But now let's start from the positive."
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The 2014 FIFA World Cup winner also commented on Karim Benzema's recent big-money switch to Al Ittihad, saying: "Karim to Saudi? You can go or you may not go. It is each person's decision.
"There are circumstances that contribute to the decision-making. You do not interfere with it.
"You have to honour him as he deserves to be honoured."
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