Eden Hazard has undergone another operation on his troublesome right ankle, Real Madrid confirmed on Tuesday.
As part of the surgery doctors removed a metallic plate in Hazard's ankle, which had been installed in March 2020 to help the Belgian put an end to his injury problems in Spain.
Hazard is expected to be out for at least a month after this latest operation, meaning he will miss Madrid's two Champions League quarter-final matches against his former club Chelsea.
"Our player Eden Hazard underwent a successful operation today at the Sanitas La Zarzuela University Hospital for the removal of an osteosynthesis plate on his right fibula," a club statement read.
Hazard has endured a hugely disappointing three years since Real Madrid paid 160 million euros to sign him from Chelsea in 2019.
