Chelsea defender Athonio Rudiger is set to leave Stanford Bridge when his contract expires this summer. The player is believed to have agreed personal terms with Spanish Giant Real Madrid for a perment move as a free agent. His exit has drawn reactions from fans, players and many on lookers across the world of football.
According to Chelsea, both parties have exhausted all options in convincing the defender to extend his stay at South-West London, a development that has affected the clubs performance and results in their last 3 games. His departure is a big blow to the Club, in the words of Chelsea Head Coach Thomas
Toni is not the guy you need to take out to 10 dinners and 12 coffees to talk him into something,’ added Tuchel. ‘He has strong opinions, which is part of his personality. He demands clarity and honesty but it’s very low maintenance with him.
‘I was disappointed but not on a personal level. It’s his right to figure out what opportunities he had and it’s his right to change clubs. I did not like it and he knows that we did not like it but we had big players with injuries before for many weeks or months and life does not stop.
‘I would have liked him to stay. He would have been a key figure but still these things happen. We are on good terms and now he needs to finish on the same level.’
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With Chelsea to take on Manchester United today in a Premier League fixtures, FA cup finals and 5 more games before the end of this season, Tuchel is expected to do the impossible considering the present form of Chelsea defenders and the injury list at the moment. finishing fourth in the League and a Cup in hand would be a much celebrated outing for the londoners this season.