👋 Antonio Rudiger confirms Chelsea departure 

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has formally confirmed he can be leaving the Blues on the finish of the present marketing campaign. 

Rudiger’s contract with Chelsea is about to run out this summer season and opted towards extending his keep at Stamford Bridge.  In an announcement launched by Rudiger by way of the Gamers’ Tribune, the defender spoke in-depth about his time at Chelsea. 

“I do not like goodbyes, however I’ll attempt to make this one particular, from the guts,” Rudiger mentioned.

“Really, I’ve to let you know a narrative earlier than I let you know a narrative. That is the African facet of me. We have now to take our time.” 

I met Kante 

“I wish to speak in regards to the Champions League remaining. However so that you can perceive, I’ve to inform a fast story about one of many nicest guys in soccer. I’m talking, in fact, about N’Golo Kanté.”

“Earlier than I got here to Chelsea, I had heard all the gorgeous tales about him. They mentioned he’s all the time smiling. They mentioned he nonetheless drives an outdated Mini Cooper. They mentioned he by no means raises his voice. However you know the way it goes in soccer, proper? Nobody is basically like that. There may be an excessive amount of stress, an excessive amount of disappointment. We’re all human. Nobody is that cool on a regular basis. It’s unimaginable. Then I met N’Golo.”

“Every little thing I mentioned to this man, he would simply have a look at me and nod his head, like he thought the whole lot I mentioned was actually attention-grabbing. And he would do that factor … I don’t actually know how one can clarify it on paper. You need to hear it. Each time I’m speaking, he would go *click on, click on, click on* together with his mouth.”

The 29-year-old will be part of Madrid on a free switch and is predicted to signal a four-year deal on July 1 understood to be value €400,000 (£342,000) per week.