The Lille captain has praised the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Belgium-c2850 international and feels that it will impossible for Les Dogues to replace him
The 28-year-old has lamented the loss of the former Lille player but is confident that the French club will do well without him as they seek to rival Montpellier and Paris Saint-Germain for the Championelle.
The attacking midfielder, who was Ligue 1 player of the year last season, was sold to Chelsea earlier in the summer, for a fee believed to be in the region of 40 million Euros.
And Rio Mavuba knows that Lille will badly miss the presence of the talented youngster in their ranks.
While talking to reporters, the former Villarreal player admitted that the departure of the 21-year-old is a huge blow for LOSC, who were crowned champions in 2010/2011 Ligue 1 season. The club captain stated that Hazard was a unique player and it’s impossible
to find a player like him.
"Nobody can replace Hazard. We have lost a big player," Mavuba told reporters.
However, the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 international stressed that Lille have never been a one-man team and they will move on from that. Mavuba stated that the club was reluctant to part ways with their star player but the player wanted to leave and Les Dogues got reasonable
money from his transfer, so it was benefiting for everyone in one way or another.
"We know that, the force at Lille has always been a collective one, and since the transfer made both the club and Hazard a little more money, there was no choice.”
Lille have acquired the services of some good players this summer with the likes of Salomon Kalou and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marvin-Martin-c24496 arriving at Grand Stade Lille Metropole.
While answering a question regarding the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Mavuba-c31174 said that the addition of the Côte d'Ivoire international is a huge boost for the Ligue 1 outfit. The club captain added that Kalou is a very good and experienced player and he will
help Lille achieve their targets in the coming season.
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Salomon-Kalou-c32266 is a different type of player, but he will be an asset in helping us meet our objectives."
LOSC Lille will kick-off their 2012/2013 Ligue 1 campaign on August 11.
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