Kroos hints that Hazard is ruining his own career.

Midfielder Toni Kroos used Eden Hazard – a teammate who recently terminated his contract with Real Madrid early and is considering retirement – ​​to warn new signing Jude Bellingham.

"We had another player come in for a lot of money and basically ruined his career. That deal cost a lot of money, and I think people will say it wasn't a good transfer. But let's be positive," Kroos said on his personal podcast Einfach mal Luppen on June 14.

According to the British newspaper Sportmail , Kroos's remarks were aimed at Hazard as a warning to Bellingham – the midfielder who was confirmed to join Real Madrid on the same day.

Kroos and Hazard during a training session with Real Madrid. Photo: EFE

Since joining Real Madrid in 2019 for $136 million, Hazard's form has plummeted due to injuries and frequent instances of uncontrolled weight gain. The Belgian winger has never played more than 23 games per season for the Madrid club, and has often been relegated to the B team.

In total, Hazard missed 78 matches due to injury in the past four years, which is more than the number of matches he played (76) and only scored seven goals. On June 3rd, Real announced that they had reached an agreement to terminate Hazard's contract a year early, and he is considering retirement. The 32-year-old star also retired from the national team after Belgium was eliminated from the group stage of the 2022 World Cup.

On June 14th, Real Madrid announced they had reached an agreement with Dortmund for the transfer of Bellingham. According to the British newspaper Sportmail , the Bernabeu club will pay a transfer fee of $110 million plus $32 million in add-ons depending on the 19-year-old midfielder's performance. Bellingham's former club, Birmingham City, will receive 15% of the transfer fee from Dortmund.

Bellingham will be officially unveiled by Real Madrid at the Bernabeu today, June 15th. Photo: Twitter / @RMadrid_actu

While Kroos issued a warning, Vinicius welcomed his new teammate with a positive message on social media: "Welcome to the best team in the world , Bellingham."

Bellingham then expressed his gratitude to Dortmund, saying he cherished the past three years. He emphasized how honored he was to have worn the Dortmund shirt and thanked the German club for giving him the opportunity, his teammates, coaching staff, management, and all the staff. "I joined Dortmund as a 17-year-old boy and leave as a man. It was all part of a great personal and player development," he wrote, wishing Dortmund all the best.

Bellingham joined Birmingham City when he was less than 8 years old, becoming the youngest player ever to wear the club's first-team shirt when he debuted in September 2019, at 16 years and 38 days old. In the 2019-2020 season, he scored four goals in 44 games, before moving to Dortmund for $32.7 million in the summer of 2020, becoming the most expensive 17-year-old player in history. In total, he scored 24 goals in 132 appearances for the Bundesliga club, winning the German Cup in 2020-2021 and finishing as runner-up in the Bundesliga in 2022-2023.

Bellingham's talent in the Bundesliga

Bellingham's talent in the Bundesliga.

Bellingham has previously played for England's U15, U16, U17, and U21 teams. He was the youngest player to participate in the Euros at 17 years and 349 days old, coming on as a substitute for captain Harry Kane in the opening match of Euro 2021 against Croatia. At the 2022 World Cup, Bellingham became a key player alongside Declan Rice, contributing one goal and one assist.

According to Transfermarkt , Bellingham is currently the fourth most expensive player in the world with $130 million, behind only Vinicius ($162 million), Erling Haaland ($185 million), and Kylian Mbappe ($195 million).

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