Even though the former Belgian midfielder retired, Real Madrid still had to spend more money on Chelsea.

Hazard, even though he retires, still costs Real money.

The Telegraph revealed that Chelsea will receive a bonus worth 5 million pounds from the agreement to sell Eden Hazard to Real Madrid five years ago.

Hazard was sold to Real in 2019 for an initial transfer fee of 130 million pounds, with more than 40 million pounds in additional clauses. The Belgian midfielder then signed a contract until June 2024 with the La Liga club .

One of the appendix clauses of the contract between Chelsea and Real at that time stipulated that if “Los Blancos” won the right to reach the European Cup final within the next 5 years, they had to pay their partner an additional 5 million pounds for the contract. every times.

This clause remains in effect even if the player announced his retirement 7 months ago. Thus, Real Madrid will spend a total of 10 million pounds on Chelsea when this club reaches the Champions League final twice in the 2019-2024 period.

In June 2023, Real Madrid reached an agreement to terminate the contract 12 months early with the Belgian player. In October, Hazard announced his retirement from his football career, becoming the most disappointing signing in the history of the Spanish Royal Club, not contributing much on the field. Continuously suffering from injuries forced the former Chelsea star to retire at the age of 33.