Antonio Rüdiger (Berlin, 29 years old) officially presents himself as a new Real Madrid player. “It’s normal for a club like Madrid to have a lot of good players, but I have enormous confidence. I want to contribute to competitiveness, always healthy so that we can all continue to grow. I’m very excited, I’m looking forward to it,” the central defender explained in English about the battle with Alaba, Militao and Nacho for a place in the starting XI. The defender, who will wear the number 22, underwent a medical at the Clínica Sanitas in La Moraleja and then went to Valdebebas.
“Dear Antonio, from today you are part of the Club of 14 European Cups. You will learn that you can achieve exciting things with this jersey,” said Florentino Pérez, President of Madrid. “The first contact was in September 2021. At that time, the conversations were recorded by my agent. In the second, in April 2022, I spoke directly to Ancelotti. That was the key moment because that’s when I made the decision to play for Madrid,” added Ruediger, who after ending his contract with Chelsea FC on 30 -2015, Roma (2015-2017) and Chelsea (2017-2022) , before moving to the Santiago Bernabéu this summer.
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