While Cristiano earns $200 million, the fortune Hazard rejected from Saudi Arabia

A few weeks ago fans around the world were shocked by the news of Eden Hazard's retirement. The talented Belgian player decided to end his professional career at the age of just 32, explaining that he no longer had the same enthusiasm for soccer as when he was younger and that he preferred to enjoy his life doing different things.

The last few years had not been easy for him. In 2019 he arrived at Real Madrid in exchange for $100 million and was welcomed as a star, but things did not go well. Shortly after he suffered an injury that prevented him from playing for a long time and, when he returned, his level was disappointing. As a result, he lost his place in the team and was never able to regain it.

This summer he agreed to leave La Casa Blanca and received many offers. It was rumored that Vancouver Whitecaps and Inter Miami from Major League Soccer were interested in him, as well as Flamengo from Brazil and Boca Juniors from Argentina. However, the most important offers came from Saudi Arabia.

Several Pro League clubs were willing to pay him a fortune to continue his professional career there. In an interview with Rio Ferdinand's Vibe With Five, John Obi Mikel revealed that Hazard, his former Chelsea teammate, told him, "Should I go to Saudi Arabia, where I'm going to take a million a week, and then what? I got about two or three offers to go to Saudi Arabia."

He turned down a fortune

If what Obi Mikel says is true, Eden Hazard was offered almost $65 million per season. This would have made him one of the highest paid players in the world. However, his salary is far from that of other Saudi Arabian stars: Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr makes more than $200 million per year, Karim Benzema earns almost the same at Al-Ittihad and Neymar Jr. has a salary of more than $100 million at Al-Hilal.