Cesc Fabregas has backed Eden Hazard to succeed at Real Madrid despite criticism of the Belgian's early performances for the club in pre-season.
Per Sport (h/t Glen Williams of MailOnline), the 28-year-old, who signed for Real from Chelsea for £88.5 million back in June, arrived at the club's pre-season tour in Montreal seven kilograms overweight.
He has played in all five of Real's pre-season games. But despite the fact Hazard has yet to play a competitive match for Los Blancos, there are already calls for him to contribute more:
Tom Allnutt"Five games and yet to make an impact".