Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has now penned a bumper pre-contract agreement with Real Madrid to bring his five-year stint at Stamford Bridge to an end, according to a new report.
Rudiger was expected to quit the club in the summer after the Blues failed to meet the contract rebel's lavish salary demands. The 29-year-old has evolved into a key performer since Thomas Tuchel took charge at the club back at the start of 2021 - but the Londoners were unable to thrash out an agreement to keep him.
The German international has been tracked by a host of top European clubs, but Real had emerged in recent weeks as Rudiger's most likely destination. And a new report from The Athletic has revealed that Rudiger has now put pen-to-paper on a lucrative four-year contract to make his switch to the Bernabeu official.
