Ex-Fenerbahce chief Cetinkaya adamant Real Madrid attacker Hazard will play in Turkey

Ex-Fenerbahce chief Cetinkaya adamant Real Madrid attacker Hazard will play in Turkey

Former Fenerbahce chief Hasan Cetinkaya expects Real Madrid midfielder Eden Hazard to eventually join the club.

The Belgium talisman, who moved to Real Madrid from Chelsea in a £150million deal in 2019, has told Cetinkaya he will play for the Turkish Super Lig side one day.

Cetinkaya revealed: “Eden Hazard is an old friend of mine, I’ve known him since he was 15 or 16 years old and still played for Lille.

“He had incredible sympathy for Fenerbahce and gave me his word: ‘Hasan, one day I’ll play for Fenerbahce, I just do not know when that will be.'”

Cetinkaya, who is now vice-president of Belgian club Westerlo, revealed that Fenerbahce were interested in Hazard, 31, at the start of his career.

He also revealed that Fenerbahce were interested in Hazard at the start of his career.

Cetinkaya said: “He was 16 when he played for Lille, they had him, Gervinho and Sow, but we could only attract Sow to us.

“And then Hazard reached a different dimension, he was one of the greatest talents in Europe, and I wish he had, time will tell, Eden Hazard will one day play for Fenerbahce.”

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