Eden Hazard and Real Madrid are a 'perfect fit', says Roberto Martinez

New chapter | Eden Hazard left Chelsea after seven years for a move to Real Madrid
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Vaishali Bhardwaj11 June 2019

Eden Hazard and Real Madrid are the "perfect fit", according to Belgium coach Roberto Martinez.

With Real looking to solve their goalscoring woes with the recruitment of both Hazard and Jovic, for the former Chelsea winger, the transfer meant making his childhood dream of playing at the Santiago Bernabeu - and for Zinedine Zidane - come true.

And Martinez believes Hazard's big-money transfer to Real is a "perfect fit", and hailed the manner in which the Belgian star conducted himself as he sought to seal his dream move to the club from Chelsea this summer.

"For Real Madrid, they are getting a phenomenal footballer and for Eden, there couldn't have been too many new chapters in his career," Martinez said.

"He always said that he was feeling at home in London with Chelsea so probably it was the only place that he could have gone and the place where he always had the dream of going.

"I think it is the perfect fit. Everything has been commanded with incredible respect in every party and I think that's the way things should be done. Now we all look forward to seeing how his new chapter at Real Madrid will start."

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