Antonio Rudiger will leave the Premier League club when his contract expires at the end of the season. Manager Thomas Tuchel made this clear after his team’s 1-0 win over West Ham United on Sunday (April 24) which the German player missed due to injury.
Sanctions imposed by the British government on Chelsea’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have left the club in limbo. They cannot hand out contracts or buy new players.
Centre back Rudiger has been on Spanish giants Real Madrid’s radar.
Rudiger’s fellow defenders Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen are also out of contract at the end of the season.