Antonio Rudiger ‘considering’ leaving Chelsea on a free transfer

By Conor Laird


Published: June 11, 2021 7:29 pm

Last Updated: June 11, 2021 8:02 pm

An insight into the future of Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has, on Friday, been forthcoming online.

Blues stalwart

German international Rudiger is of course fresh off his finest spell of form to date at Stamford Bridge.

On the back of Thomas Tuchel’s instillation on the bench in west London back in January, Rudiger quickly saw his game-time dramatically increase.

In turn, the former Roma man went on to fully repay the faith shown in his talents by Tuchel, starring as a near ever-present in a stout 5-man Chelsea backline.

His displays proved absolutely central to the Blues eventually securing a Premier League top-4 berth, before notching European glory courtesy of an altogether deserved 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the finale of the Champions League.

🔵 Antonio Rüdiger 🚫@ChelseaFC | #UCL | #UCLfinal pic.twitter.com/CFrkOgzr8e

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) June 2, 2021

Chelsea exit?

As such, it goes without saying that all associated with Chelsea will no doubt be keen to see the rejuvenated Rudiger stay put for the foreseeable future.

It will therefore come as a major concern for the Pensioners faithful to hear that, as things stand, the German is in fact moving no closer to extending his current terms at Stamford Bridge.

Rudiger’s contract is due to expire next summer.

In turn, it had been widely viewed as little more than a formality that he would go on to put pen to paper on a fresh deal this summer.

As per the reliable Simon Johnson of The Athletic, however, Rudiger is in no rush to open talks with those in the boardroom in the English capital.

This comes with the 28-year-old ‘considering leaving as a free agent next summer’.

Rudiger remains happy at Chelsea, and has thoroughly enjoyed his experience under Thomas Tuchel thus far. However, the stopper is said to be taking into account that his next contract will likely prove the last major one of his playing career, and is therefore seeking out a 4-year deal.

In addition, Rudiger is fully aware that he currently sits outside the top 10 earners in west London, hinting that the German international feels somewhat underappreciated.

In turn, a host of clubs from across the continent have begun queuing up for the Chelsea man, aware that free agent negotiations could be opened as early as next January.

Piece on Rudiger’s contract situation at #CFC, including:
• why he’s no closer to signing a new deal
• why he will consider leaving on a free
• how he ranks outside club’s top 10 earners
• top clubs abroad already showing an interesthttps://t.co/f94s8cJuvL

— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) June 11, 2021

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	38	51	86
2	Manchester United FC	38	29	74
3	Liverpool FC	38	26	69
4	Chelsea FC	38	22	67
5	Leicester City FC	38	18	66
6	West Ham United FC	38	15	65
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	38	23	62
8	Arsenal FC	38	16	61
9	Leeds United	38	8	59
10	Everton FC	38	-1	59
11	Aston Villa FC	38	9	55
12	Newcastle United FC	38	-16	45
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	-16	45
14	Crystal Palace FC	38	-25	44
15	Southampton FC	38	-21	43
16	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	38	-6	41
17	Burnley FC	38	-22	39
18	Fulham FC	38	-26	28
19	West Bromwich Albion	38	-41	26
20	Sheffield United FC	38	-43	23

Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	23
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	17
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	15
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	14
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	11
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	11
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	11
Bale, Gareth	Tottenham Hotspur FC	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	11
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10

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Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	12
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	11
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	10
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	9
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	7
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Dallas, Stuart	Leeds United	0	7
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	14
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	12
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	11
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Raphinha	Leeds United	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	8
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	8
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	7
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	7
Firmino, Roberto	Liverpool FC	7
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	7
Eze, Eberechi	Crystal Palace FC	7
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	7
Robertson, Andrew	Liverpool FC	7