Madrid´s Hazard wants to play for another five of six years, upbeat amid fitness woes

Real Madrid star Eden Hazard said he wants to keep playing for at least another five of six years as the upbeat attacker insisted injuries are “not the end of the world” amid fitness issues at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Hazard swapped Chelsea for Madrid in a reported €100million deal in 2019 but his time in the Spanish capital has been plagued by injuries.

The 30-year-old, who is set to miss “two or three weeks” due to a damaged rectus femoris muscle in his left leg, has only started 20 games in LaLiga – six of those coming this season, and scored just three goals.

Hazard has failed to complete a full 90 minutes in any match for Madrid in 2020-21 across all competitions, but the Belgium international remains positive.

“I’m just hoping to play football for as long as possible, and I always try to enjoy myself on the pitch,” he told On The Front Foot.

“When it comes to the end of my career I can look back at my achievements, but my priority now is playing well and enjoying my football. 

“I don’t think about where I will be in the next few years, I try to focus on the next match and the next training session.

“I’ve only just turned 30 so as long as my body feels good, hopefully I can keep playing for at least another five or six years.”