This Tuesday, Eden Hazard removed the osteosynthesis plate placed on the right ankle. This simple operation, lasting regarding half an hour, was performed at the Universitario Sanitas La Zarzuela Hospital. Doctor José Palacios, under the supervision of the club’s medical services, took care of it.
The very good news is that Hazard is expected to be out for four to six weeks ahead of Marca. Inevitably, this will depend on the recovery process that will be put in place and the workload that will be given to it. But, a priori, he might return for the home stretch with Real Madrid. Hazard has already returned home and will need to be immobilized for 24-48 hours. Then, he will join the Valdebebas training center to follow his rehabilitation program.
Florentino Pérez still believes in Hazard
Just like Zinedine Zidane before him, Florentino Perez is a fervent admirer of the Red Devil. The proof: the president of Real came to support him in the hospital according to Marca. “Florentino Perez wanted to express the club’s confidence in his player. And, above all, to explain to him that this intervention will put an end once and for all to his physical problems since he has been wearing the white jersey”says the newspaper.
Despite this new injury, Eden Hazard is in a good mood. Revengeful, he wants to start his rehabilitation as soon as possible. “The president’s visit reaffirmed his belief that with this step he can open a new stage in his career and that he has the support of the club, with whom he has a contract until 2024.” Especially since the player is happy in Madrid and has no desire to move.
It’s not all up to him
While his future was almost blocked, this operation might therefore revive his future under the Merengue tunic. Everything will necessarily depend on one thing: the summer transfer window. More than ever, it looks very hot. Kylian Mbappé is obviously the preferred target and Casa Blanca seems to be in pole position to recruit him. Obviously, this signing would not do the business of the second best player (official) of the 2018 World Cup.
But he is not the only one to be targeted. Indeed, Florentino Pérez, if he does believe in the return of the Belgian, dreams of bringing in Erling Haaland. The Norwegian does not play at all in the same register as the captain of the Devils. But one thing is certain, the arrival of the Dortmund phenomenon would further increase the competition in attack. And that would, de facto, decrease his chances of getting playing time. Before this operation and the future transfer window, the 31-year-old Brainois did not want to hear regarding a departure. The life of her family takes precedence above all else and she likes the Spanish capital. Especially since he added a little baby to his siblings recently.
One thing is certain, however: this surgery is excellent news for the national team. As for the player. The goal is to get him back on his feet to finally see the real Eden Hazard. If he was finally little injured since the start of the season, we have very rarely seen his changes of pace or his exceptional dribbling in the Russian world. And this operation goes in this direction. Ancelotti was well aware that he had not seen the best version of his number 7. It was therefore better to operate on him to have him on two legs next year rather than one until the end of the year. Especially since, for the Italian, he was only the fifth or sixth choice of his workforce.
Hoping that it will be a success and that he will not fall back into his physical failings. If so, confidence will come back on its own. Eden Hazard is just waiting to finally be able to have fun with a ball. And in his heart club if possible.
