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Eden Hazard Says He Decided on Real Madrid Move After 2018 World Cup

Eden Hazard has explained he decided to leave Chelsea and join Real Madrid after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

He hinted at a desire to exit the Premier League outfit after Belgium's third-place finish at the France tournament:

Hazard, 28, ended up staying at Stamford Bridge for another season before moving to the Santiago Bernabeu for an initial €100 million (£89 million) back in June.

He has now confirmed he wanted to leave in 2018, particularly after talking with some Real players, per Real Madrid TV (h/t Goal's Robin Bairner):

"I'd already made my mind up after the World Cup and I said to myself: 'I have to join Real Madrid now.