Report: Rüdiger decides against Chelsea – departure on a free transfer

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Antonio Rüdiger (29)’s time at Chelsea FC will be, according to information from “The Athleticend this summer – the centre-back, whose contract expires on June 30, is said to have decided against extending it. The decisive factor for this is the fact that the “Blues” are not allowed to negotiate new contracts due to the sanction imposed on Roman Abramovich, who is still the owner.

Accordingly, Rüdiger wanted to be certain about his future by the end of April. His employer is up for sale, but before it is clear who will be awarded the contract and a decision is made on how to deal with Rüdiger, April is long gone (Zur News: Poker at Chelsea in a hot phase). In addition, it is not clear whether the new owners also want to present the German national player with a four-year contract with a salary of around 14 million euros per season.

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According to The Athletic, this was the Blues’ much-improved offer that was on the table in early February. This was not signed because there are said to have been discrepancies in terms of consultant fees and earnest money.

Chelsea bought Rüdiger from AS Roma in 2017 for EUR 35 million – today, with a market value of EUR 35 million, he is one of the most valuable players in the world with an expiring contract. This also applies to his teammate Andreas Christensen (26), who is associated with FC Barcelona. The Madrid sports newspaper “Marca” recently reported that Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti had chosen Rüdiger as the preferred candidate for next season.

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The wait and the months of contract poker will reportedly come to an end in the next seven days. Born in Berlin, he has played in the Bundesliga for VfB Stuttgart, in Serie A for Roma and 196 times for Chelsea – with a move to Real Madrid he would have completed the top four leagues. In the “Royal” he would be in central defense on David Alaba (29), who also changed on a free transfer.

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