With less than half a month to go until January, players whose contracts are about to expire or who want to change the environment are starting to take the initiative and find the right next home in various ways. As a centre-back player, there is no shortage of players who can make a name for themselves in world football, and even excellent players can be selected in the giants, such as Rudiger, who has not been able to complete the contract extension with Chelsea. The German center-back's contract has only half a year left, but the renewal has not progressed, and the German center-back, who has been passively waiting, has begun to take the initiative.
According to Reports in the English media, Rudiger's agent has been in contact with Greater Paris to communicate about the transfer, and the two sides have not yet revealed more information. As the head coach of the team, Tuchel definitely did not want Rudiger to transfer at this point in time, and they are currently trying to sprint for the league title, they need Rudiger to bring more help to the team in the back line and continue to maintain their defensive system of three centre-backs. Once Rudiger leaves, the quality of Chelsea's defence will decline unless Tuchel has a better candidate.
The key issue with Chelsea and Rudiger's failure to complete the renewal is the £400,000 weekly salary demanded by the German centre-back. Rudiger is indeed doing well, but the £400,000 weekly salary will make him the highest paid player in the Premier League, and the salary structure in Chelsea will be completely broken, Chelsea are not willing to take such a risk, so the renewal of the contract has not been able to move forward. Whether Rudiger is worth 400,000 pounds a week really depends on whether Tuchel has a suitable backup candidate.
In addition to Paris, many teams, including Real Madrid, Bayern and Manchester United, are also very interested in Rudiger, but the signing fee and weekly salary he asked for will make some teams choose to give up, such as Bayern. And the personal relationship between Manchester United manager Ronnick and Rudiger's agent may put Manchester United in crisis, if Rudiger joins Manchester United, they will have three top centre-backs, Maguire, Rudiger and Varane, and how to allocate playing time, and even tactical arrangements, will test Lonnick's coaching ability.
In addition to chelsea's centre-back problems, Liverpool centre-back Phillips is also hoping to leave the team in January. In an interview, Phillips said he needed more playing time, but Liverpool could not meet his requirements and he hoped to leave Liverpool in January. Phillips joined Liverpool as a firefighter last season and played 20 games for the team, but after Van Dijk and others returned from injury, there was no place for him in the back line, and the 24-year-old Phillips naturally considered his future career.
In the current Liverpool squad, Van Dijk is the main centre-back who can't move, Matip and Conat rotate, and Phillips rarely gets much playing time, which is the fundamental reason why he wants to leave. The 24-year-old England centre-back has obvious advantages and disadvantages, tall, strong body, excellent head, but the turning speed is a big problem, could have become a qualified substitute for Liverpool, but if you want to become the regular main force of the team, there are still many problems, maybe to go to the middle and lower reaches of the team to sharpen it, it is indeed a good choice.