Eden Hazard has explained he decided to leave Chelsea and join Real Madrid after the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
He hinted at a desire to exit the Premier League outfit after Belgium's third-place finish at the France tournament:
Hazard, 28, ended up staying at Stamford Bridge for another season before moving to the Santiago Bernabeu for an initial €100 million (£89 million) back in June.
He has now confirmed he wanted to leave in 2018, particularly after talking with some Real players, per Real Madrid TV (h/t Goal's Robin Bairner):
"I'd already made my mind up after the World Cup and I said to myself: 'I have to join Real Madrid now.