Antonio Rudiger claims Chelsea went months without speaking to him about a new contract and has confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the season on a free transfer.
The German international is set to join Real Madrid in the summer having been unable to come to terms on a deal to prolong his stay at Stamford Bridge. It's understood that during negotiations, Chelsea made an offer to Rudiger in excess of £200,00-per-week, a salary which would have made him the best-paid defender in the club's history.
Yet the sanctions the Blues have been operating under since March complicated matters, although the 29-year-old admitted after the FA Cup final defeat to Liverpool on Sunday that they were not the reason as to why no agreement was come to. And in a farewell interview released by The Players' Tribune, Rudiger has further explained the reasons behind his departure.
