Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has claimed that his career could be cut short due to the amount of blows that he takes playing in the Premier League.
The 24-year-old has enjoyed an standout season for the Blues to help put the club on course to win their fourth Premier League title.
However, the Belgian believes that the punishment that he takes due to his style of play will stop him playing before his mid-thirties.
"I do not think I will play up to 36 – because I started early and I have taken a lot of blows" Hazard told Sport Foot magazine.
"I'm sore all over, like an old grandpa. Let's see where I am at 31 or 32.
"I do not respond to provocations. Since I started at Lille, I always took a lot of fouls and I've learned to live with it. For two or three days, I hurt all over. But the physios are there to fix me."
Hazard is reportedly the favourite to win the PFA Player of the Year award on Sunday.
Simon Sinclair
