The Barca? There was interest, but it was Madrid or nothing.”

Antonio Ruediger has been presented today as a new player of the Real Madrid. The German center-back, who lands in the Santiago Bernabeu coming from Chelsea As a free agent after the end of the contract, he acknowledged at a press conference that there were contacts with other clubs, including the Barcelonabut that his priority was always to sign with the white entity, where he will play the next four seasons.

“There was an interest Barcelonabut I told my brother that he was the Real Madrid or nothing”, declared the German, who explained that one of the great reasons that made him sign for the Madrid it was a conversation with Carlo Ancelotti on April. “The first contacts were in September, with my agent. Then in April, when I spoke directly with Ancelotti. That most important moment, when I decided to play in the Madrid“, recalls Ruediger.

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Asked about the content of the conversation, the center back went into some details. “He told me that he loved me, that he could help the team a lot, that he trusted me. At my age, that’s enough. We’re talking about Mr. Ancelotti! I know that in Madrid there will be tough competition, but I’m ready,” he explained. Ruediger.

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