Former Chelsea star Eden Hazard admits he had the chance to sign for Ligue 1 side, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) during his career.
Hazard hung up the boots last year at the age of 33 after three difficult years with Real Madrid.
Speaking to “Zack en roue libre” on Twitch, Hazard revealed: “PSG had tried, I’ve always remained on good terms with Nasser (Al Khelaifi, PSG president).
“During my last year at Lille, I went to see a PSG match, I liked Paris… but I simply didn’t want to return to Ligue 1. I had made my way at Lille, and also out of respect for the Lyonnais, I didn’t see myself playing against Lille, scoring goals against them… it wasn’t the right thing.”
As for the Domaine de Luchin , which houses both Lille’s training centre and headquarters, Hazard explained what struck him most at the age of 14: “For us, Luchin was the new trendy centre, the pitches (today there is one named after him), everything was brand new… I said: ‘Whoa!’. And the club too, it was a good Ligue 1 club, with its proximity to Belgium, which was an advantage.”