Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger's move to Real Madrid is all but complete ahead of an end-of-season announcement, with the German set to move to the Bernabeu on a free transfer. The Blues tried to negotiate a deal for him to stay in west London but due to sanctions placed on Roman Abramovich and the subsequent UK Government special licence the club are operating under, they have been unable to continue talks for the past couple of months.
As a result, Real Madrid have made their move and persuaded the Stamford Bridge favourite to make the switch from London to Spain this summer. It is a loss that more and more Chelsea fans had resigned themselves too throughout the season as negotiations continued to stall even before the sanctions.
Finally, Thomas Tuchel confirmed that this season would be the 28-year-old's last in a Chelsea shirt. Despite competition from the likes of Manchester United and PSG, Rudiger has agreed to join Carlo Ancelotti's side.
