He’s no big Ed! But £32m star knows exactly what he wants

PALS ... Eden Hazard and Pizza man Lazzara

“He’s not a big-time kind of guy. He’s quiet but I am sure everyone will love him. The guys in defence gave him a lot of hits but he never cried, never moaned.

“Over £30m isn’t too expensive for Eden. In France we have a word ‘Pepite’ — it’s like a diamond, a gold nugget. He’s a phenomenon.”

So what about Hazard the person?

In Haubourdin, a suburb of Lille, is where Hazard’s favourite pizza restaurant — Ristorente al Ritrovo — can be found and where he went to escape the hustle and bustle of football.

Owner Pino Lazzara said: “Eden spent a lot of time in my restaurant. He would always come here after training, have some food and relax.

“A couple of times he even made pizza with us and the rest of the staff. After he’d eat, he liked to go go-karting. He’s very down to earth.”

England looks forward to meeting him.

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