Does Chelsea have a buy-back clause for Thorgan Hazard? Behind the transfer to Borussia Monchengladbach

Eden Hazard is not the only football prodigy in his family, after his younger brother Thorgan scored two goals for Belgium in his recent defeat against Switzerland in the League of Nations in early November.

Thorgan is only two years younger than his brother and is also deployed in an offensive and midfield offensive role. It's a promising prospect for his Bundesliga club, Borussia Monchengladbach.

What is more interesting about Thorgan, however, is the fact that he followed his older brother to Chelsea in 2012 before settling in Germany, and what Blues fans had recently aroused was to know if Thorgan could still return to Stamford Bridge.

So, what is the complete story about the young Hazard, and does his contract dictate to him the possibility of making a come back Blues? Goal take a look.

Hazard is a Belgian midfielder who plays for Borussia Monchengladbach of the Bundesliga and is the younger brother of Chelsea star Eden Hazard.

Like his older brother, the young Hazard plays in an offensive midfielder and a winger for the club and the country.

Aged 25, the Brainois Stadium and Tubize, of Belgian nationality, began in the footsteps of his older brother, before signing his first professional contract after graduating from the Lens Academy in France.

Hazard's parents thought that a move to France from Belgium would contribute to his footballing career. They accepted the offer, mimicking the path of Eden – who signed a professional contract with Lille, who are Lens's main rivals.

During his stay in Lens, Hazard rubbed shoulders with established players such as Raphael Varane and Geoffrey Kondogbia in the team that won the Ligue 2 title in 2008-09.

In the summer of 2012, after three years in Lens, Hazard signed for Chelsea shortly after signing an agreement to transfer his older brother Eden to Lille.

The young Hazard made his debut at any level for the Blues in August 2012 during a Premier League match against Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.

Although Hazard was a Chelsea player for three years, he nevertheless spent a lot of time on loan – first in a two-year period at Belgium's Zulte Waregem from 2012 to 2014, and then at Borussia Monchengladbach's the 2014-15 campaign.

In Zulte Waregem, the midfielder received the Belgian Golden Shoe in January 2014, awarded to the best player in the Belgian Pro League and scored 21 goals in 90 participations.

In his debut on loan for Borussia Monchengladbach, Hazard scored five goals in 41 outings.

He never played in a competitive match for Chelsea and finally agreed to leave the team to definitely join Mochengladbach on July 1, 2015, signing a five-year contract.

The transfer fee would have been 8 million euros, 16 times more than what Chelsea originally paid.

Hazard represented his country at all levels, starting with the under-15s, and was first called against the United States in May 2013 after winning 19 caps and scoring 3 goals.

The midfielder made his international debut for Belgium as a second-half substitute for Romelu Lukaku in the 4-2 win against USMNT. He was included among the seven players waiting for his country for the 2014 World Cup.

His second senior selection was held three and a half years later, however, in a 1-1 draw against the Netherlands in November 2016, after a substitute appearance.

He scored his first goal for Belgium in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup in October 2017 against Cyprus, before being part of Roberto Martinez's team for finals in Russia.

He recently scored two memorable goals against Switzerland in the UEFA Nations League in November, at a 5-2 loss.

The Blues have always shown interest for their former midfielder. Hazard has expressed his desire to return one day to West London. However, it is not certain that a contractual agreement has been reached.

During the transfer of Hazard from Chelsea to Borussia Mönchengladbach, he stated that there was a buy-back clause that would allow him to return to Stamford Bridge in the future.

At the time, he said according to the Metro "It's true that Chelsea has a buy-back option, I'm happy because I hope to continue playing for Chelsea.

"This remains a goal I am focusing on excellence at Borussia Monchengladbach, but I still hope to play for Chelsea someday."

The details of his contract are however far from clear, the sports director of Gladbach, Max Eberl, denied any possibility of the existence of a clause allowing the midfielder to return to Chelsea.

"There is no clause," he said Express.de. "I do not want to comment on the content of a contract, but we do not need to reveal secrets about it either.

"If we get such a player from Chelsea, then of course Chelsea still has the possibility, whatever his form, to think of that player."

In addition, Sports witness earlier in the year – after translating a report originally drafted by SportBild – that they had the opportunity to match any offers received for Hazard, negotiated when they were there. had sold on the German side.

In addition, in a recent interview with Eleven World Hazard is again optimistic that there is a clause in his contract, although it is more of a back-and-forth advocacy for Chelsea than something concrete.

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"My father [Thierry Hazard] deals with [contract issues] now, "he revealed." Sometimes I hear that there is one. Here, I am told that there is not any. Frankly I do not know.

"It's not that I do not care, but I do not think so.I'm happy here.If Chelsea wants to buy me someday, I think they'll do it, it's not a problem – in fact, whether there is one or not, it's the same, really. "