When Eden Hazard left to join Real Madrid in the summer of 2019, there was widespread sadness throughout the Chelsea fan base.
The Blues had just lost a generational talent in the Belgian, who secured his dream move by joining Los Blancos. Nobody could really blame him, despite the sadness that resulted. Chelsea did have some sort of plan to replace Hazard, though, in the form of Callum Hudson-Odoi.
The at-the-time teenage winger was effectively Chelsea's golden boy. He was so highly thought of within the club. Academy bosses had not seen many talents like his. The future was bright.
