A ranar 4 ga Yuni, 2012, Chelsea ta tabbatar a shafinta na yanar gizo cewa kungiyar ta amince da Lille don canja wurin Hazard. Dan wasan tsakiya ya amince da sharuddan sirri tare da kulob din kuma ya wuce gwajin likita. An bayar da rahoton cewa kudin canja wurin ya kai £ 32 miliyan. Bayan sanya hannu ga Chelsea, Hazard ya gaya wa gidan yanar gizon kulob din "Ina farin cikin ƙarshe na isa nan. Kungiya ce mai ban mamaki kuma ba zan iya jira don farawa ba". An ba Hazard lamba 17, wanda José Bosingwa ya riga ya sa. A ranar 18 ga Yuli, Hazard ya fara buga wasan Chelsea a wasan farko na kulob din da Seattle Sounders kuma ya buga mafi yawan wasan, yana buɗe asusun Chelsea. Tambaya: Menene kulob biyu suka yi?
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