Antonio Rudiger admits rejecting Barcelona to seal Real Madrid move

New Actual Madrid signing Antonio Rudiger has revealed that he rejected curiosity from Barcelona as a result of he was solely all in favour of becoming a member of Los Blancos.

Rudiger let his Chelsea contract expire to seal a free switch to Actual, jetting in to the Bernabeu on Monday for his official presentation.

“It’s a very big day,” Rudiger informed these in attendance. “I want to thank my dad and mom, as a result of with out them I couldn’t be right here. They’ve all the time supported me in my life.

“I additionally need to thank the president for giving me the chance to play for this membership. And I need to thank the Madrid followers for his or her welcome, I can promise that I’ll give it my all. I need to win all of the titles we will. Hala Madrid and nothing extra.”

Later in his press convention, Rudiger confessed that he did have the prospect to affix Barcelona however harassed he wasted little time in turning them down.

“There was curiosity from Barcelona, however I informed my agent that it was Madrid or nothing,” he admitted.

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On his contact with Real, Rudiger added: “The primary time they contacted my agent was in September of final yr. The second time, in April, once I spoke with [Carlo] Ancelotti. This was crucial second because it was at this second that I made a decision to play for Madrid.”

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