“He was just something else”- Aina heaps praise on off-colour Ex-Chelsea teammate

The Actual Madrid star has did not stay as much as his title within the Spanish capital, however Aina believes he is among the most gifted gamers ever

Tremendous Eagles defender Ola Aina has praised former teammate Eden Hazard for the standard he displayed throughout his time at Chelsea.

Hazard was the most effective gamers on this planet earlier than his €115million switch to Actual Madrid in 2019. The Belgian talisman was anticipated to take Spain by storm- similar to he did within the Premier League.

Nevertheless, it has not occurred for Hazard within the final three seasons. He has been out and in of the remedy desk within the final three seasons.

The 31-year-old who turns 32 in January has performed a paltry 72 video games for Actual Madrid, registering seven objectives and eleven assists.

Hazard has been a shadow of the participant that registered 110 objectives and 92 assists in 352 video games for Chelsea.

Nigerian defender Aina graduated from the Chelsea academy, as he performed alongside Hazard earlier than he left the membership. Aina believes that the Belgian maestro was top-notch throughout his time on the Bridge.

“Eden was one thing else, it used to come back to him really easy,” Aina said as per The Byline.

“He by no means seemed like he was struggling to get previous a participant. His touches have been proper, stability, and all the things was simply excellent. The entire time he was at Chelsea, he was only a man.

“When you will have that type of feeling your confidence is simply out of the roof. That’s the way it was with him.”

Since Hazard left Chelsea, the membership has struggled to switch him. Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, and Pulisic have did not fill his boots.