Antonio Rudiger has signed a pre-contract agreement with Real Madrid ahead of the end of his Chelsea contract, reports claim. Rudiger will be out of contract at Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.
It was already known that Rudiger would leave the club this summer after the centre-back informed Thomas Tuchel he had no intention of staying put next season. Rudiger is out of contract at the end of the season and he had already snubbed the offer of a new deal.
Instead, according to The Athletic, he will sign for Real Madrid from July 1 on a four-year deal worth a whopping £164,000 per-week. Rudiger’s new contract will also have a staggering £342million release clause inserted in it.
Rudiger is unlikely to be the only player walking away from Stamford Bridge this summer due to the uncertainty surrounding the club. Todd Boehly’s consortium recently signed an agreement to purchase the club from Roman Abramovich, but that hasn’t stopped players from looking elsewhere.