By Daily Sports on September 14, 2019

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said he will not rush Eden Hazard into action despite the club's top summer signing being ready to play.

Hazard, who joined Madrid from Chelsea in June for a fee that could reach £130 million, has been sidelined since Aug. 16 with a thigh injury and has yet to make his competitive debut.

“Regarding Hazard, we have to go little by little,” Zidane said in Friday’s news conference.

“He has been injured for three weeks. He was back training this week. We have to go carefully with him. We know what the situation is, he is ready and that’s the most important thing. I will give him minutes here and there, not trying to push him too much to get the best out of him. We have seven games in 21 days and we need to use our heads with Hazard.”

Madrid host Levante on Saturday before opening their Champions League campaign at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday.

Zidane said he will continue to rely on Gareth Bale, who has enjoyed a strong start to the campaign.

Bale was involved in a tense stand-off with Zidane during preseason, with the coach saying he was keen for Bale to leave.

“I’ve always said he has amazing quality,” Zidane said. “He is a great player. We all know what happened this summer. “I’m happy, he is happy. The fans too, we have to move forward. For me all the players are the best that we have and Gareth is one of them.” (ESPN)

•Photo shows Eden Hazard and Zidane 

Source Daily Sports

Posted September 14, 2019

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