Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has named former Chelsea star Eden Hazard as the toughest opponent his has faced in the Premier League.
Ndidi, who joined Leicester City in the January transfer window of 2017 from Belgian side Genk has made himself an important figure with the former Premier League winners, helping them to the FA Cup and Community Shield titles in 2021.
He was able to come up against Eden Hazard while the Belgian was at Chelsea, before leaving for Real Madrid in the summer of 2019
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Wilfred Ndidi mames Eden Hazard as toughest opponent
Speakig in an interview with the Uncut show on the English Premier League’s YouTube channel, the 27-year-old replied when asked who is the toughest opponent he has faced in the competition;
“Eden Hazard. He’s so good. He was so strong and he was so sharp. When you’re getting close to him, he can just change direction and then changing direction. He’s so sharp, before you realize, he’s gone”.
Hazard led a successful career at Chelsea having arrived from Ligue 1 club Lille in the summer of 2012. He won two Premier League and as many UEFA Europa League titles.
Things didn’t go well in Madrid but he did enjoyed collective success, winning a couple of league titles and the UEFA Champions League before his retirement in 2023 at the age of 32.
