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Carlo Ancelotti 'is plotting to salvage Eden Hazard's Real Madrid career by deploying him in a new false No 9 role next season' with the Real Madrid manager 'planning to manage Karim Benzema's workload'

Eden Hazard is set for a reinvention as a false No 9 at Real Madrid as Carlo Ancelotti looks to combine getting the best out of the Belgian star while also managing Karim Benzema's workload.

Hazard's time at Real Madrid since joining from Chelsea in 2019 has been nothing short of disastrous and left many fans questioning whether he should still be at the club.

The 31-year-old has been plagued by injury and fitness issues and being a shadow of the Premier League superstar Los Blancos thought they had signed.