Barcelona interested in signing Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea
- The Spanish side are interested in signing Rudiger from Chelsea
- The defender has fallen out of favor at the club and has not featured this season
- Mental Health and Psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic
Barcelona interested in signing Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea.
The Spanish side have emerged as one of the frontrunners to sign out-of-favour Chelsea centre back Antonio Rudiger.
The German international has been left out of Frank Lampard’s last two matchday squads, including the 6-0 victory against Barnsley on Wednesday night.
Rudiger’s lack of action has alerted a number of top clubs across Europe with reports saying that Barca and former club Roma head that queue just a few weeks after Chelsea were considering offering Rudiger a contract extension.
The report details that though Rudiger’s current deal does not expire until the summer of 2022, the Blues hierarchy were considering an extension.
The reports also states that another unnamed European heavyweight are interested in Rudiger as well as Ligue 1 champions PSG were keen on a season-long loan deal.
Still highly regarded across Europe and in the prime of his career at 27, Rudiger will seemingly not be short of suitors should he become available for transfer in the coming weeks.
The German international made 26 appearances in all competitions last season, but has fallen down the pecking order to fifth choice centre back at Stamford Bridge, behind Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen, Fikayo Tomori and new signing Silva.
It is now looking likely that Rudiger, who joined Chelsea in the summer of 2017 from Roma, will leave the club – whether on loan or via a permanent deal – before the October 5 transfer deadline.
Rudiger himself is keen to play regularly, as he wants to be a part of Joachim Low’s Germany squad for next summer’s European Championships.
