10 Players Who Rejected Arsenal

2. Eden Hazard

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The playmaker has become a huge success in the blue of Chelsea, but it could have been a different story if it hadn't have been for Didier Drogba.

The Ivory Coast striker managed to persuade Hazard that his future was at Stamford Bridge, making him reject the advances of Arsenal, Manchester United and Real Madrid when he left Lille in 2012.

He took a bit of persuasion though, with the Blues' poor finish the season before making him doubt the move. However, five years on and the Belgian is a firm favourite at Stamford Bridge and is thought to be willing to reject any new advances from Real Madrid in an attempt to secure another title with the Blues.

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