#2 He didn’t perform in 2015/16
In 2014/15 there’s no denying that Hazard was absolutely fantastic. He was handed the No. 10 shirt at Chelsea following the departure of Juan Mata and totally lived up to the hype surrounding him. He helped the Blues complete a Premier League and League Cup double whilst winning the PFA Player of the Year and Chelsea’s own Player of the Year – for the second season running.
He was so good that then-manager Jose Mourinho labelled him one of the best three players in the world, presumably along with Messi and Ronaldo.
2015/16 though didn’t go so well. Chelsea began the season basically in free-fall, losing the Community Shield to Arsenal, and by October they were languishing in fifteenth place in the Premier League. Hazard’s form suffered badly during this period and although it improved somewhat once Mourinho was fired, he still courted controversy by considering a move to Paris St. Germain.
Ending the season with just four goals in 31 league games was simply not good enough for a player of his calibre, and a season like that should he move to Real Madrid would see him jettisoned for sure. It’s a firm reason why the potential for failure at the Bernabeu would be high.
