{"id":297045,"date":"2023-11-21T10:25:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297045"},"modified":"2023-11-21T10:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:25:31","slug":"hazard-rejcted-50m-saudi-contract-offer-claims-ex-chelsea-teammate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/hazard-rejcted-50m-saudi-contract-offer-claims-ex-chelsea-teammate\/","title":{"rendered":"Hazard REJCTED \u00a350m Saudi contract offer, claims ex-Chelsea teammate"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Eden Hazard REJCTED a \u00a350m contract offer from Saudi Arabia before he retired, claims his ex-Chelsea teammate John Obi Mikel<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hazard announced his retirement last month after several injury-hit seasons<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He had interest from clubs in England but fitness concerns scuppered a move\u00a0<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Trent and Bellingham can play together but can&#8217;t get in each other\u2019s way &#8211;\u00a0IAKO<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>John Obi Mikel has claimed that his former Chelsea teammate Eden Hazard snubbed a lucrative offer from the Saudi Pro League club before his retirement last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old made the announcement following his release from Real Madrid\u00a0after several disappointing seasons plagued by injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hazard was reported to have had a number of Premier League suitors following his Bernabeu departure and Mikel, who played alongside the Belgian for five years at Stamford Bridge, revealed offers also came from the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;[Hazard asked,] &#8220;Should I go to Saudi Arabia, where I\u2019m going to take a million a week and then what?&#8221;&#8216; Mikel said on\u00a0Rio Ferdinand&#8217;s Vibe with Five YouTube show. &#8216;&#8221;I got about two or three offers to go to Saudi Arabia&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He said, &#8220;Mikel, I\u2019ve got a lot of money. You know how I live my life. I don\u2019t spend too much money. So, I have money now to live with my family and to bring up [my children]&#8221;&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/08\/78052483-12774261-image-a-1_1700556223447.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>John Obi Mikel has revealed that Eden Hazard tuned down a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/08\/78052513-12774261-image-a-3_1700556248845.jpg\" height=\"768\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old struggled with injuries after completing a move that could have risen to \u00a3150m in 2019<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/08\/78052509-12774261-image-a-2_1700556232970.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hazard claimed several pieces of silverware during his time at Stamford Bridge including two Premier League titles<\/p>\n<p>Hazard would have joined the likes of Karim Benzema, Neymar and a host of other former greats of the European game in the league last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Instead he opted to call time on a career that had seen its best days during his seven-year spell in west London.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You must listen to yourself and say stop at the right time.&#8217; Hazard wrote in a lengthy Instagram message announcing his retirement.\u00a0&#8216;After 16 years and more than 700 matches played, I have decided to end my career as a professional footballer.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I was able to realise my dream, I have played and had fun on many pitches around the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;During my career I was lucky to meet great managers, coaches and teammates &#8211; thank you to everyone for these great times, I will miss you all.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Hazard helped the Blues win two Premier League titles, a League Cup, FA Cup and two Europa Leagues, being named PFA Player of the Year in 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He achieved all that he achieved without putting in effort, imagine if he did.&#8217; Mikel added. &#8216;This guy comes to training and he doesn&#8217;t tie his boots up, he just stands there with his hands in his pants.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12774261\/Eden-Hazard-REJCTED-50m-contract-offer-Saudi-Arabia-retired-claims-ex-Chelsea-teammate-John-Obi-Mikel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eden Hazard REJCTED a \u00a350m contract offer from Saudi Arabia before he retired, claims his ex-Chelsea teammate John Obi Mikel Hazard announced his retirement last month after several injury-hit seasons He had interest from clubs in England but fitness concerns scuppered a move\u00a0\u00a0 Trent and Bellingham can play together but can&#8217;t get in each other\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297044,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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