Revealed: Real Madrid flop Eden Hazard to return to football this month in link up with World Cup winners & former team-mates

Former Chelsea and Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard is reportedly set to return to football this month in a charity match in France.

Hazard back to playing football
Will play charity match in France
Set to team-up with World Cup winners

WHAT HAPPENED? The former Belgian international is currently without a club after he mutually terminated his Real Madrid contract at the end of the 2022-23 season. Amid speculation regarding his future, Hazard is all set to step onto a football pitch again on October 18, and will be playing for Varietes Club de France in a charity match. He is set to team up with France World Cup winners Laurent Blanc and Didier Deschamps, and will also be accompanied by his former Lille team-mates Yohan Cabaye and Mathieu Debuchy, according to L’Équipe. The match will be played for a noble cause at the Stade de L’Epopee in Calais in front of 12,000.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: The 32-year-old winger had offers from MLS, his former club Lille and from Ligue 1 giants Marseille in the summer but the player reportedly rejected them. He was also linked with a move back to the Blues but in reality, there were no talks between the two parties.

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WHAT NEXT?Hazard's future in professional football still remains doubtful, as he has yet to make a call on whether to quit playing or continue his career.