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Matt Maltby

Eden Hazard aims dig at former Chelsea bosses Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri

Eden Hazard has claimed that Chelsea's training sessions under former bosses Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri was "much less fun" than it is at Real Madrid .

The Belgian spent seven years at the Blues after joining from Lille in 2012, he went on to score 110 goals in 352 games and bowed out with a brace in the Blues' Europa League final victory over Arsenal .

Hazard eventually quit the Premier League for Real Madrid in the summer, moving to Spain in a switch which could surpass £130million.

After a slow start to his Bernabeu spell, the forward is beginning to shine for the Spanish giants and he has now opened up on life under manager Zinedine Zidane.

Eden Hazard with Maurizio Sarri during their Chelsea days (AFP/Getty Images)

“The training is always with the ball," Hazard told L'Equipe .

"When you have experimented with Italians, as I have done with Conte or Sarri, you have much less fun. Everything is more framed."

When asked about Sarri's coaching methods, Hazard added: "It's hard to compare. I was attracted to Zidane at Madrid and felt very identified. He fascinates me and has even some power over me.

"During Euro 2016 he told me: 'It would be good if you came'. And when Zidane calls you it's hard to say no.

Hazard pictured with another former Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte (PA)

"He loves his players and you feel that the dressing room is happy to have him as a coach."

Hazard recently admitted that he rejected numerous offers from Paris Saint-Germain before making the move to Spain.

"They often tried to recruit me, but I didn't want to return to Ligue 1 unless it was to join Lille," he said in an interview with L'Equipe .

"I always said no to them. It was clear in my mind that if I were to return to France it would be with Lille."

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