Chelsea defender Rudiger, who helped his team win the Club World Cup last week, gave an interview to the media after the final and spoke about his future.
Asked how he could keep, Rudiger responded: "I feel great here, I say that all the time, I think it's evident in the way I play, I'm happy here, but there are other people who need to make decisions. ”
"Of course I want to win the Premier League title. Will my situation at Chelsea get better and better? yes. In Chelsea's history, we haven't won this trophy (Club World Cup) before. I'm glad we didn't give up and we did what we should have done. We tried all the methods and ended up winning. ”
"I just want to help the team, I just want to be an important part of it, to lead by example, that's the most important thing. We all showed our personality against Palmeiras and we didn't give up. Thiago Silva sent a penalty (Palmeiras equalised), but he was not missing anything in the game. Ziyech, Pulisic, Sal on the bench, as well as Werner and Saul, have all had a huge impact on the team and they are all working hard. ”
"Honestly, the Premier League is the toughest game in the world because City set a very high standard. We have to get to a level where we can do a marathon. ”
Rudiger's current weekly salary is just £90,000, which is the lower bracket for Chelsea's first team. Previously, The Athletic revealed that the Germany international wanted a new contract with a weekly salary of 225,000 pounds. Chelsea offered a £140,000 a week offer last year, but Was rejected by Rudiger.
Meanwhile, The Athletic understands that Chelsea are currently prioritising a new contract with Rudiger over Christensen, whose same contract is about to expire. Chelsea's management is unhappy that Christensen has dropped two contracts they thought had been reached. The Denmark international now has the new broker start negotiating from scratch, but not every one of his demands has been approved.
(Lin Yuan)
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