Eden Hazard confirms Arsene Wenger’s allegation

Real Madrid star Eden Hazard has confirmed Arsene Wenger’s declaration that he was overweight when he joined the Santiago Bernabeu club.

The former Arsenal boss stated that Eden Hazard struggled to perform at the Spanish giants because “he came too heavy.”

The Frenchman added: “If you want to make a horse lose a race, putting two kilos on a horse of 500 kilos is enough.”

But the Belgian wasn’t just carrying a few extra pounds after completing an £89million move from Chelsea last summer.

Hazard told L’Equipe: “[My weight?] I don’t hide it. When I am on vacation, I am on vacation.

“I am someone who takes weight fast and loses it fast.

“When I was in Lille at 18, I weighed 72 kilos. Afterwards, I gained muscle mass up to 75 kilos.

“On a bad day I weight 77 kilos, but weighed 80 this summer. I lost everything in ten days.”