Hazard, to the operating room again

Bad news for Eden Hazard, who will have to undergo surgery again. “He will be intervened in the next few days for the removal of the osteosynthesis plate on his right fibula”, as Real Madrid itself has published on its official website. The Belgian will have to put himself back in medical hands to try to solve the doubts that have accompanied him since he underwent surgery for the fissure he had in the distal third of his right fibula.

The winger couldn’t wait any longer, since the intervention was imperative for his health. Hazard was not 100% and the search for a solution could not be delayed any longer. Removing the plate will not only be a good thing for your leg, but it will also make you aware that your leg is back in perfect condition. Nine days ago he underwent tests, because he felt pain in the area.

As AS has learned, the hope is that Hazard can be ready to play in a month or five weeks. So that It will not be available for the hurricane of matches that Madrid has ahead. Five in just 15 days: Celta, Chelsea twice, Getafe and Sevilla. The removal of the plate is something that Hazard and those around him had in mind for a long time, they were simply looking for the right moment to do it. Considering that for Ancelotti it is not important (he has not played since February 19 against Alavés)They understood that more could not be expected.

The World Cup on the horizon

That the operation occurs at this point has a clear reading: Hazard wants to be in the World Cup and he wants to be at his best. Leader of the golden generation of Belgian Red Devils, with Kevin de Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku or Courtois as main partners, have not managed to fill the bag of expectations with which they have been arriving at the different European Championships and World Cups. In 2014 they reached the quarter-finals, while in Russia 2018 they were third, after losing to France in the semi-finals and beating England in the consolation final. Qatar may be his last big chance and with the tournament kicking off on November 21, he’ll have time to get in the mood.

Precedents

The last operation Eden underwent was in March 2020, in Dallas, with the renowned doctor Eugene Curry, but the real ordeal began in 2017. He suffered an infrasyndesmal fracture of the right fibula where, after undergoing surgery, he spent three months off the pitch. The surgery consisted of an osteosynthesis using a plate with screws to join the parts of the fractured bone and the stabilization of the ankle joint. But everything got worse on November 26. During a Champions League match against PSG, a tackle from his compatriot Thomas Meunierwhen he began to take flight, his progression was nipped in the bud.

The now Borussia Dortmund winger created a bruise on his ankle that led to a fine fissure, first, and worsened in February. In total there were 151 days off due to entry and 18 games in the dry dock, spaced between the time of the incident and May 9, 2020. There he returned with the modified plate and, since then, he has not been the same footballer he fell in love with at Stamford Bridge.