Talks about CL and time after career
Real Madrid’s Antonio Rüdiger has warned his former club ahead of the Champions League quarter-final clash with Chelsea. Despite the poor season so far with 11th place in the Premier League, the Londoners have « a very solid squad », the 30-year-old centre-back said in an interview with ‘El Mundo’ newspaper. The first leg takes place on Wednesday (9pm) at the defending champions’ Santiago Bernabéu, with the second leg taking place in London six days later. Les Bleus have invested an unprecedented €611.5m in signings this season – by far the record for a club in a season.
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Rüdiger played for England last season. Asked if Chelsea are ‘a completely different team’ today, the former VfB Stuttgart professional replied: ‘Yes, but for me they have improved even further. Maybe there wasn’t enough time « to get together as a team. But they have a very strong team and that makes them unpredictable. They have a lot of talent, » he said. Rüdiger won « first class » with Chelsea in 2021, and in 2022 he went to Madrid on a free transfer. With Real, however, he wants to win this title « at least, at least, at least three times », « if it must be possible », as he said with a laugh.
« Winning here would be amazing, because I would go into the club’s history books and no one could get you out of there. » Meanwhile, Rüdiger, who has a contract until June 2026, is also thinking about the time after his professional career. career. « After (Site notre bureau spécialisé), I want to be a businessman. I don’t know what will happen in ten years, but I don’t think I want to be involved in (Site notre bureau spécialisé) anymore. »
The German national player couldn’t specifically answer if he would play as long as 37-year-old teammate Luka Modric. « I don’t know if I’ll reach that age, but we’ll see what my body tells me, I’ll listen to it and then we’ll decide, » Rüdiger said.
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