In just five days Antonio Rudiger will be free to negotiate with any club. His contract with Chelsea ends next July, so once 2022 begins, FIFA legally allows him to sign a new agreement for next season. And, among the numerous attempts it has received in recent weeks, the one that generates the most interest in the central defender is Real Madrid, which prepares a final offensive to seize their services as soon as possible and thus scare off other potential buyers. In any case, sources from the white club have denied that they are negotiating with the player.
The signing is hotter than ever. It is true that neither party has made a final decision, but also that both the player and the white club are willing to reach an agreement in the coming weeks to unite their paths. The main obstacle is financially: Rüdiger wants a big contract of 12 million net per season. However, the Bernabéu offices continue to rely on the policy of signing consecrated footballers free or in the last year of their contract. Although salaries or transfer bonuses can make the operation more expensive, Cases like Courtois or Alaba have shown them that they are reliable additions at a very good price, always below its market value. In fact, the Austrian has ended up convincing the white entity to be a case very similar to Rüdiger. He arrived last summer, 29 years old, and asking for a salary of 11 million per course. Although for part of Real Madrid it was an excessive contract, in just half a season he has shown that his arrival was a total success.
Almost all the great teams of the continent have approached the environment of the German international to ask about their situation. The last was PSG, who came to meet with his brother and agent, Sahr Senesie, to confirm their interest and advance them that they were willing to make an offer once possible.. There he is not only interested in the extraordinary level of the footballer, but also in winning a battle in the cold war that faces Real Madrid. PBut, despite the great economic power of the Parisians, Madrid’s main rival is Bayern Munich, a team that dreams of Rüdiger as leader of the defense once lost to Alaba last season and counting on Süle’s contract ending at the end of the current one. He would return to the Bundesliga, a competition in which he took his first steps as a professional with Stuttgart, although he would do so to be part of one of the most powerful squads in Europe.
Chelsea’s last attempt
Where they resist giving the player for lost is at Chelsea. The English press pointed out in recent days that the general director of the London club, Marina Granovskaia, is preparing a new offer to try to renew the defender. The main reason is that there are three other players in the same position entering their last six months of contract, Azpilicueta, Thiago Silva and Chistensen, and the board will make one last effort to try to retain them. However, the problem with Rüdiger is that he is asking for a very high salary that could create a dangerous precedent at Chelsea, so it seems difficult for them to reach the 12 million he is claiming. The last offer they presented to him was for 8.5, about two million more than what he currently receives.
Rüdiger is the missing piece of the Real Madrid defense to be, name by name, the most competitive in the world. Alaba and Militao are proving this season to be one of the fittest couples on the continent. However, the arrival of the German would allow him to rotate safely or use the Austrian as a left back, his natural position. Along with them, Nacho, who with his versatility would be key when the injuries arrived or the calendar requested it. Rüdiger would undoubtedly represent a definitive leap forward.