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EDEN HAZARD made sure his haircut was prim and proper ahead of his big unveiling as a Real Madrid player.

The star winger even brought his favourite London-based barber out to Brussels for the trim.

 The Belgian cost Los Blancos an initial £88.5m
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The Belgian cost Los Blancos an initial £88.5mCredit: Rex Features

On Wednesday afternoon, A Star Barbers posted a clip of Hazard's cut, with the Madrid arrival keen to get going.

"Do it quickly please," he jokingly complains. "Too long, man."

When asked if he's ready for the Bernabeu, he replied: "I'm ready.

"I'm okay, I'm okay."

The post was captioned: "Getting my bro ready for the big stage tomorrow."

Barber Ahmed Alsanawi is a favourite of footballers and TV personalities, cutting the hair of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, David Luiz and many others.

In fact, he was reportedly banned from Chelsea's training ground in 2017 for posting selfies inside Cobham to promote his business.

BIGGER THAN RONALDO

Hazard will be shown off as Real's newest star buy on Thursday.

Wednesday was the turn of young Serbian striker Luka Jovic, who signed from Eintracht Frankfurt for £58million.

 Jovic was the first Real signing to be unveiled
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Jovic was the first Real signing to be unveiledCredit: Getty - Contributor
 The striker was a breakout star in Bundesliga last year
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The striker was a breakout star in Bundesliga last yearCredit: Getty - Contributor

Chelsea will receive upwards of £88.5m for Hazard, with the fee potentially reaching £150m if he fulfills his bonus clauses.

After playing in Belgium's Euro 2020 qualification wins over Kazakhstan and Scotland, he will get the chance to pull on the Real jersey and play a few keepy-ups on the Bernabeu turf at 6pm UK time.

Madrid even hope more fans will turn up to the showcase than the 70,000 that did for Cristiano Ronaldo's welcome in 2009.

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