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Real Madrid legend fears Hazard will remain a flop as Belgian struggles for form and fitness in Spain

Eden Hazard “hasn’t got started” at Real Madrid and is unlikely to rediscover his spark in 2020-21, claims former Blancos goalkeeper Mariano Garcia Remon.

Big things were expected of the Belgium international playmaker when he arrived at Santiago Bernabeu.

The Liga giants, famed for their elaborate spending on supposed ‘Galacticos’, invested €100 million (£88m/$112m) worth of faith in Hazard when snapping him up from Chelsea.

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The 29-year-old was supposed to help fill the void created by Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure to Juventus in 2018, but he has never come close to hitting those heights.