German national team footballer Antonio Rudiger wanted to leave Chelsea for Paris Saint-Germain while coach Frank Lampard was in charge.
"I'm no longer in the team, they said I should leave, but I was never told directly," the 29-year-old said in an interview with the media outlet DAZN. His 2020/21 season at Stamford Bridge was tough and Rudiger was ready to leave Chelsea. Rudiger says his current destinations are the team Tuchel coaches and the French champions Paris Saint-Germain.
"When there was a crisis in Lampard's side, Tuchel relied on me again," the defender described. Subsequently, Tuchel took over Lampard's job in early 2021, Rudiger stayed behind and became the team's starter, and in 2021, Chelsea won the Champions League for the first time under Tuchel.
Rudiger said: "At the time he himself couldn't believe that such a victory would come to his team, I couldn't imagine that the last thing we dreamed of was to win in this final. "
After five years at Stamford Bridge, the Berlin-born player is now moving to Real Madrid. According to The Athletic magazine, the defender has signed a four-year contract with the Spanish champions. Rudiger's contract at Chelsea expires at the end of the season and he is free to move away from Chelsea, with Tuchel having confirmed That Rudiger will leave.
On Saturday night, Rudiger and Chelsea will face Klopp's Liverpool club in the FA Cup final at Wembley.