It was Friday, just like today, only a week ago, and Florentino Perez and Carlo Ancelotti met behind the closed doors. For days, the subject of their sensitive talk has been kept a secret, but this morning, Real Madrid-attached newspaper Marca has ‘declassified’ those items. And one name emerged on a shore as a probable reason for that conspicuous meeting – Antonio Rudiger. The 29-year-old German defender, currently playing for Chelsa, has been on Royal’s radar for months, but his agent’s demands were way out of line, so Madrid turned to other options in the meantime.And then there were two: Real drops out of the Rudiger raceHowever, according to Marca, the recent developments triggered a U-turn and another Real’s quest for the experienced defender.🚨🗞️| “Ancelotti asks for a Rüdiger” – Real Madrid coach considers him a great market option. The centre-back has lowered his salary expectations and is in Madrid’s sight again. Carletto wants to strengthen some positions besides getting a crack like Haaland of Mbappé. @marca pic.twitter.com/2vNwg4q4Jf— Blancos Central (@BlancosCentral) April 22, 2022 Not only Rudiger netted at the Santiago Bernabeu in the UCL 1/4 finals return leg a week ago, but he also displayed a spectacular set of both offensive and defensive skills that would mean a world to the Spanish giants, as they’re desperate to strengthen their back-line. Benzema’s header in overtime saves Real in the best CL game this seasonMoreover, the mentioned transfer-talks setback obviously brought Rudiger and his agent down to earth, as they are now prepared to find the middle ground with the 13-times European champions.”The English club is going through a delicate moment, and everything points to the possibility of disbandment, starting with that of the German international, who did not reach an agreement for the renewal with the boardroom, ” Marca explains before adding the details of that Perez-Ancelotti chat:Carletto’s League: Ancelloti becomes the only coach to reach the UCL 1/2 finals four decades in a row!”In the meeting between the president and the coach last Friday, the possibility arose that the squad be reinforced in certain positions, and one of them is a central defender. Ancelotti believes that Militao, Alaba and Nacho are among the best defenders in Europe but that the team needs something more and Rudiger’s situation, free from commitment and once he has lowered his initial claims of earning 12 million euros, enters full on the Madrid agenda.”With Rudiger on the payroll, Alaba could be projected towards the left side, one of the weakest points of the current Real Madrid due to the many injuries that Mendy and Marcelo are suffering,” concludes Marca.SUN: 22.00: (1.32) BARCELONA (5.90) RAYO VALLECANO (10.0)
