Former-Lille manager Rudi Garcia has revealed what actually took place when Chelsea tried to sign Belgium star Eden Hazard, and he has admitted that Roman Abramovich got through to the star by using Ivorian duo Didier Drogba and Gervinho.
It was back in 2011 and Hazard was wanted by several European giants, but it was eventually revealed that he had chosen to join Chelsea, and the reason behind this was because The Blues owner told him he would triple his wages, no matter what he was currently on at Lille.
Abramovich was desperate to land the Belgium superstar so he thought tactically and used Drogba, who was at Chelsea at the time, and Gervinho, who was then at Lille.
Garcia, who is now coach at AS Roma, has recently written a book and he revealed that Drogba phoned up Gervinho and asked if he was with Eden.
Gervinho said he was and then the phones were passed to both Abramovich and Hazard, and that is when the Russian persuaded the midfielder with the prospect of tripling his wages.
The attacking-midfielder has been in superb form so far this season for The Blues and the club’s owner believes he was right to offer him such massive money at the time.
Written by Alex Batt – @AlexBatt – @AlexsArticles
