Hazard wants Premier League transfer: Man Utd, Liverpool and Arsenal possible destinations
FT Desk
- 16 Mar 2022 15:52 GMT
- 3 min read
Thorgan Hazard has been linked with a move away from Borussia Dortmund to the Premier League. Would he be worth it?
Hazard, the younger brother of Real Madrid star Eden, is in his third season at Signal Iduna Park, this term contributing six goals and an assist in 26 appearances in all competitions with the club.
Those numbers may be somewhat down on the seven and 14 he contributed to each column in his maiden Dortmund season, but it is worth remembering that the nominal winger has plugged gaps at wing-back and right up front this term - when injuries have allowed.
Sport1 reports that Hazard is seeking a summer transfer to the Premier League. Although no clubs have been listed as having a concrete interest, he is surely a player who some big guns would fancy.
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Hazard-ous season
Hazard has had to overcome ankle issues and a bout of covid this season, but he looks to be out of the woods in terms of his match fitness. He and coach Marco Rose don't appear to see eye to eye, though, with Hazard also finding himself benched 13 times in all competitions.
When allowed to do his job he is good at it, however. Data analytics company SciSports compares him favourably to the likes of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsenal target Lautaro Martinez and Liverpool ace Diogo Jota, indicating that his signing would be a boon for any of the three clubs.
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Hazard is in the 91st percentile for passes attempted in the Bundesliga this season, and if Ronaldo is enjoying having Jadon Sancho provide for him, he would be positively overwhelmed with chances from such a selfless player as the Englishman's former team-mate Hazard.
Rose's temptation to use him as wing-back may have been in part forced by injuries to Thomas Meunier and Raphael Guerreiro, but it is worth noting that Hazard is also in the 89th percentile for interceptions - a stat he has racked up both by pressing from the front and reading through-balls well from deeper positions.
The prospect of Hazard arriving may not terrify a Sadio Mane or Mohamed Salah at Liverpool, but he would certainly be a worthy addition to the Reds' options in attack, especially if one of their two aces departs.
At Arsenal, a side crying out for offensive options, it is easy to see him thriving, too.
If one of the Premier League clubs can pick him up for as little as €20m, they would be getting a player who could humbly do it at either end of the pitch.
