Madrid is still attentive to the situation of Antonio Rüdiger, Chelsea’s powerful German center-back who keeps his pulse alive with the current European champion’s board by refusing for now to accept the numerous renewal offers he has received in recent months. The white club attends in silence, cautious and expectant to the evolution of this broken negotiation for the moment. Rüdiger likes, and a lot, both Ancelotti and those responsible for the sports area of Real Madrid. They know that the central position has been somewhat short in cash after the departure of Varane and Ramos, since Vallejo does not convince Carletto and Nacho spends more time covering the absences of both lanes, as last Wednesday he played half an hour of right back as Carvajal is not yet on top after his last muscle injury. Actually, Ancelotti has Militao and Alaba as his untouchable central defensive tandem, but an injury or a disciplinary sanction from one of them would make him tremble if it happened before an important match.
Rüdiger is perfect as a reinforcement, given that he has experience that supports him in Germany, Italy and England, apart from having already had almost 50 caps with the German team. Rüdiger will turn 29 on March 3, so if he manages to go free in July 2022 to the Bernabéu he would arrive at the same age as Alaba. His height, 1.90, his rocky physique (he is the son of a German and mother of Sierra Leone) and his growth as a center-back have made his price rise like foam. On Transfermarkt, its current price is 35 million euros. In fact, his request is to collect 12 million euros net per season, something that Chelsea does not agree to pay him at the moment.. Madrid, which will release a lot of salary in 2022 with the departure of Isco, Marcelo, Bale and, who knows, even Hazard, would not mind making an effort to satisfy Rüdiger, who is highly motivated by the possibility of signing for Real Madrid.
Now we just have to wait for the German to endure these two months without signing and be free to put his signature on January 1, the date on which he could already sign for the team he wants without the millions of Roman Abramovich being able to do anything to prevent it. . Only Tuchel, also a German and a coach who has bet since the day he arrived at Stamford Bridge for Rüdiger, could change his mind. Just in case, Chelsea announced yesterday that it has completed the renewal of Trevoli Chalobah, a 22-year-old central defender who has grown up in the London club’s youth academy. He has signed until 2026, which suggests that Chelsea are covering their backs against a possible Rüdiger departure in July 2022. Good for Madrid.