Eden Hazard surgery to be performed by basketball expert in Dallas - report

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Real Madrid star Eden Hazard has reportedly been sent to an American clinic that specialises in basketball injuries, as he looks to bounce back from a fractured ankle.

Eden Hazard

The former Chelsea winger suffered the setback during Real’s 1-0 defeat away to Levante on 22 February.

And HLN reports that he has been sent to the Carell Clinic in Dallas to be treated by a surgeon with experience of aiding in the recovery of basketball players.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.