Raheem Sterling: Chelsea Winger Shares Funny Similarity With Former Blue Eden Hazard

• Eden Hazard was talismanic for Chelsea during his seven years spell at the club
• The Belgian joined the club from Lille off the back of their 2012 UEFA Champions League success
• He departed for Real Madrid in 2019 sealing his dream move to the Spanish capital

From the first announcement of I am signing for the Champions League winner in 2012 to his final kick of the ball in Baku, Eden Hazard delighted Chelsea fans throughout his seven years stint at the club.

He was the man for the big occasions and added sheer entertainment to his football brand, making him beloved to the Chelsea fans.

The club have struggled to find a replacement for him since his departure - Willian, Christian Pulisic, Raheem Sterling, and now Mykhailo Mudryk have all played the left wing since his departure, but none is like the Belgian.

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Sterling, signed from Manchester City for £50m in the summer, according to BBC Sports, is an experienced option who is expected to take on the role played by Hazard, but the English winger does not think so.

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The former Liverpool winger does not see similarities between himself and the former star despite both having the ability to arrive in the box, cut into their favourite right foot and shoot.

However, he mentioned one funny similarity between the two, which has been a topic in the mouth of fans for years.

“Do you think you have similarities to Eden Hazard, Raheem,” he was asked on Chelsea Clubhouse podcast. “I just think it’s the big bum innit,” he replied.

In 2017, Hazard, ahead of a game against Manchester City, imitated Sterling's ball movement during warmup, and fans went howling he was spot on, as reported by Daily Star.

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Hazard's farewell message haunts Chelsea

Sports Brief reported that Eden Hazard sent Chelsea a farewell message when he left the club to seal a £130m move to Real Madrid in 2019.

The Belgian wished the fans well and hoped to play Chelsea in the UEFA Champions League every year. Bar his first year; the two clubs have met every year.

The Blues eliminated Madrid en route to winning the trophy in 2021. Los Blancos revenge in 2022 en route to victory. They are set to meet again in the quarter-final with the first leg on Tuesday.