In recent days, there has been open talk about the departure of Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea at the end of the season, and Madrid, Turin and Manchester were mentioned as potential destinations. And now it has been definitely confirmed that the German national team player is leaving Chelsea as a free agent.This was revealed today, after the match against West Ham (1-0), via Thomas Tuchel, who said that the club was powerless in the current situation. It is also known that the Blues are under the sanctions of the British Government, so they were not allowed to sign any agreements with the players, even those concerning contract extensions.Jorginho, take Pulisic out for dinner! Chelsea finally win at home to solidify at third place”We gave everything – me and the club – but we could not fight anymore because of the sanctions. If there were no sanctions, at least we could continue the fight, but our hands are tied. But we don’t take it personally. It’s his decision.”, says the German.”He is a key figure in the team and will remain so until the end of the season, but all this is disappointing, we will miss him a lot, he gives courage to the dressing room. We will find a solution,” Tuchel concluded.Sat 17:15: (1.40) Real Madrid (4.90) Espanyol (9.00)Antonio Rudiger came to Chelsea from Roma in July 2017 for compensation of 38 million USD, and so far, in less than five seasons, he has played 196 games in all competitions for the London club and scored 12 goals. He started his professional career in Stuttgart, his first coming to Roma on loan was in 2015 for a little over 4 million USD, after which he was bought off for another 9.7 million a year later.Thomas Tuchel confirms Antonio Rudiger will leave Chelsea at the end of the season. 🗣️ ‘I have nothing but respect for what he’s done’ pic.twitter.com/MH0xe88Hue— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 24, 2022 Real Madrid seem to be the most realistic and challenging environment for Rudiger at the moment, but let’s wait and see what the final decision of the player will be since neither Juventus’ nor Man United’s interest are to be taken for granted.
