Antonio rudiger has agreed a four-year deal to join Juventus at the end of the season, according to reports, the Chelsea defender is said to be a free agent in the summer with a renewal seeming further and further away.
Antonio became a key player and the Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel in the past year, despite rarelly playing under previous Chelsea boss Frank lampard. The 29 year-old has started nearly every match in the premier league this season, Making 26 appearances in the blues backline.
However, there is a trait of the partnership at the back been broken up at the end of the season, with as many as three defenders set to leave along with Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta are also free agents and both have been linked with a move to Barcelona.
Speaking about the contract situation back in January, rudiger had not changed at all"nothing has changed". The points of view have not changed. Once something changes, you will be the first to know.
Hopes of keeping rudiger could be dashed as well, gazetta hello sports reports that the centre-back has agreed a four-year deal with Juventus. It would be a move that would see him return to the Serie A, where he had a spare with As Roma before moving to Stamford bridge.
It means the blues may be forced to look into potential replacement for next season, assuming they are allowed to-if they are to mount a title charge with Rudiger be a huge loss.
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