After five years with Chelsea, his contract in London is set to expire on June 30 and he’ll then become a Real Madrid player on a free transfer, similar to the operation that saw David Alaba arrive from Bayern Munich last year.
This was a great market opportunity and Rudiger was also a player who Carlo Ancelotti wanted to bolster the squad, so Real Madrid pushed to make this signing happen.
It now remains to be seen how he’ll fit into the line-up, as he joins a squad where Eder Militao and David Alaba are the established starting centre-backs, while his arrival could also have implications for Nacho and Ferland Mendy.
The 1.90m centre-back has played 50 times for Germany and also has a Champions League title to his name, having been key to Chelsea’s 2020/21 success.
He will be presented as a Real Madrid player on Monday June 20 at midday.
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