Real Madrid announces signing of Rudiger
European professional football champion Real Madrid has strengthened its power even further with world-class central defender Antonio Rudiger.
Real Madrid officially announced today (3rd) the signing of Rudiger, whose contract with Chelsea has ended.
Real Madrid added, "The contract with Rudiger is for four years," adding that "there will be a signing ceremony in Madrid on the 20th."
Center back Rudiger, who played 50 matches (2 goals) for Germany national team, left AS Roma (Italy) in July 2017 to join Chelsea.
After playing for five seasons until the 2021-2022 season, Chelsea played a pivotal role in lifting the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Super Cup, England Football Association (FA) Cup and FIFA Club World Cup trophies once. I did.
From the 2020-2021 season, it was also selected as the 'Team of the Season', which is the best 11 of the UEFA Champions League for two consecutive seasons.
During the 2021-2022 season, he scored 5 goals in 54 official matches.
However, despite all that performance, Chelsea's failure to extend their contract with Rudiger has allowed Real Madrid to add one of the best defenders to their squad without paying a dime.
Rudiger plays for the first time in La Liga.
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