Coming into the Premier League was another international defender, Morocco’s Nayef Aguerd, who joined West Ham from French club Rennes for a reported PS30m.
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“Real Madrid have reached an agreement to sign Antonio Rüdiger, who joins the club on a four-year deal,” the freshly-crowned UEFA Champions League winners from Spain said.
The Nigerian international received a lot of plaudits in Rangers’ recent Europa League final and was unfortunate to be on the losing side.
The Germany international’s current contract at Stamford Bridge is due to expire at the end of June, and he will not be signing an extension at Stamford Bridge amid the club’s off-the-field issues.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side didn’t get the better of Thomas Tuchel and co on the night, but came out in the five-goal thriller, which will be remembered as an instant classic, as victors on aggregate at the Santiago Bernabeu. Mason Mount got the Blues, trailing 3-1 after a first-leg hammering, off to a brilliant start after only 15 minutes, before Antonio Rudiger levelled the tie shortly after half-time.
Abramovich has had “his assets frozen, a prohibition on transactions with UK individuals and businesses, a travel ban and transport sanctions” imposed on him.
Rüdiger’s contract at Champions League winners, Chelsea, expires after the season and he is said to be sought by several European top clubs.
The Germany international had other offers as well, with Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain also keen to snap him up.
The Germany international is out of contract at Chelsea in 2022, and talks over a new deal are yet to lead to a positive solution.
The 29-year-old produced a string of stellar performances for the Reds last month, chalking up goals in every one of Liverpool’s September Premier League fixtures against Leeds United, Crystal Palace and Brentford.
Ronaldo made a stunning return to Old Trafford in the summer from Juventus and some questions were asked about how the 36-year-old would fare in England after 12 years away.
The 24-year-old City centre back was awarded the prestigious prize at Wednesday’s draw ceremony for the 2021/22 Champions League group stages.
Television replays showed Chelsea defender Ruediger putting his mouth on Pogba just before half-time in France’s 1-0 win over Germany in Munich on Tuesday.
Timo Werner had two goals disallowed in the first half after VAR reviews, infuriating Stamford Bridge’s first crowd of 2021.
The skillful centre-back, who had found himself out of favour at Chelsea, has flourished for Milan this season, shoring up their defence in his 19 appearances for the club.
Mason Mount’s well-worked opener just before half-time was cancelled out by a bizarre own goal from Antonio Rudiger as Chelsea conceded for the first time in four games under Tuchel.
The Italian giants have been locked in talks with Chelsea this week over a loan move for the centre-back, which includes an option to buy at around £25 million.
Milan have been tracking the 23-year-old, along with Strasbourg defender Mohamed Simakan, their initial principle target.
Lampard said several senior players would be unavailable for Tuesday’s FA Cup fifth round clash with Liverpool as a result of this.
A rare double from defender Antonio Rudiger earned Chelsea a point in an entertaining 2-2 draw with third-placed Leicester City at the King Power Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday.