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Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger ‘in transfer talks with Juventus’ as Roman Abramovich sanctions rule out new Blues deal
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ANTONIO RUDIGER is in transfer talks with Juventus as a new deal at Chelsea is off the table.
Roman Abramovich had his assets frozen by the UK government on Thursday morning, and now players such as Rudiger are negotiating with other clubs, as they cannot sign new contracts with the Blues.
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According to Juventus sporting director 'Federico Cherubini has worked with Rudiger's agent to understand the feasibility of the operation'.
Rudiger currently earns £100,000-per-week, and will look to double this with any potential move, which is well known by all suitors.
The Blues cannot sign new players this summer as a result of the sanctions on Roman Abramovich, which could see Levi Colwill from their academy replace the German.
The centre-back will be an unreal coup for Juventus if they can agree a deal for The Blues man, as he has proved himself to be top class.
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Rudiger has been one of the world's best since Tuchel arrived at Chelsea, and played a key part in their Champions League triumph, playing every knockout stage game.
This season he has also been impeccable, with 25 appearances, 11 clean sheets and two goals.
Rudiger also possesses a great passing ability, with an average pass success percentage of 88.3 per cent according to WhoScored. This would be crucial to a Juventus side who have always kept a lot of the ball.
Chelsea could be heading down a slippery slope from here on, as no players can sign new contracts at the club under current rules.
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While Juventus are keen on Rudiger, they will face competition for his signature.
Man Utd, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are among those to have been linked.
Meanwhile reliable transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Andreas Christensen, who is also out of contract, has decided to join Barca.
Club captain Azpilicueta is the third defender who's deal is on the verge of expiring and also on the way out. He's also been strongly tipped to join Barca.
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