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Eden Hazard Says He Is in 'Seventh Heaven' at Real Madrid

Eden Hazard has said he is in "seventh heaven" playing under his idol Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid.

The Belgian winger joined Los Blancos from Chelsea for €100 million (£89 million) back in June after seven seasons at Stamford Bridge.

He netted his first goal for the club in a 1-0 pre-season win over Salzburg on Wednesday and will likely make his competitive debut for the Spanish giants in their 2019-20 La Liga opener at Celta Vigo on August 17.

Hazard, 28, said that despite enjoying great successes at Chelsea, he had no hesitation in moving to the Santiago Bernabeu, per Corriere della Sera (h/t Stephen Creek of Goal):

"As a child I dreamed of one day wearing Real Madrid's shirt.