Former Chelsea striker, Loic Remy, back in 2020, shared details of a conversation he had with Eden Hazard during a training session when he first arrived at Stamford Bridge.

The two players were reunited in England, after playing in the French Ligue One for some time, and according to Remy, Hazard was very casual in the way he went about his training at Chelsea, even though it never affected his performance on the pitch.

Speaking to GOAL back in 2020, Remy, who also retired some days ago, said: “I knew Eden before I signed for Chelsea.

“I used to play against him when I was at Marseille and Nice, and he was at Lille.

“So, in my first session at Chelsea, he arrived on to the training pitch with his laces undone and welcomed me. I asked him: ‘Are you really going to train like this?’ He said: ‘Yes, no problem’.

“I felt like going into a Chelsea training session that the intensity would be very high because it is such a big club and I put pressure on myself to perform at 100 per cent.

“So, when I looked at Eden… He didn’t defend well in the session either, he gave away the ball and, at the end of training, I asked: ‘You train like this?’ He was like: ‘Don’t worry, I am the boss’. But not in an arrogant way, as he can be casual when he speaks.

“Then, along comes the first game for Chelsea and I am on the bench against Swansea City (September 2014). Diego Costa scored a hat-trick, so Jose Mourinho brings me on and I scored a debut goal, but only after Eden danced around the box with the ball before giving to Oscar to set it up.

“I was so happy in the dressing room afterwards. Then, Eden came up to me and said: ‘Now you see who is the boss!’ And he was the boss in his own eyes because he made everything look easy. He is such a genius of a player.

“At Real Madrid, the expectation is even higher than at Chelsea but it is all about hard work and Eden’s recovery. It’s so important to keep fit and he knows this, so I am not worried about him. Remember, every player has tough times, even the best players.”