Eden Hazard appears to be moving headlong towards going down the same sorry path as Gareth Bale as his dream move to Real Madrid continues to sour.
The Belgian arrived at the Bernabeu in a deal worth £85million, having become one of the Premier League's best players while at Chelsea. Handed a wage in the region of £400,000 per week and the iconic number seven shirt, Hazard was expected to become Madrid's next Galatico.
While that was a label he was unwilling to give himself, Hazard admitted his move to Los Blancos was a dream come true. And he insisted that he would attempt to challenge the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the title of the world's best player.