Florentino Perez's letter to Rudiger in 2016 that made him believe he would play for Real Madrid.
Real Madrid center-back Antonio Rudiger shared a story about a letter he received from Florentino Perez in 2016 as a memorable event for the German defender.
The current Los Blancos player received the president's best wishes for a quick recovery after tearing his ACL during a Germany training session.
"I received a letter from Florentino Perez in 2016, I had the letter every day in front of me and I asked myself: 'A man like me?'", Rudiger told Canal+ Afrique.
"Before that letter, Real Madrid seemed far away to me. With the letter I thought 'one day I will get there'. He wished me a speedy recovery. I couldn't believe it. My mother has kept it."
Rudiger went on to reveal when was the moment that he felt that he was ready to make the leap to the LaLiga Santander giants.
"You know when I really realized I could go to Real Madrid?" Rudiger said. "When I won the Champions League with Chelsea, then I knew I could go. At that moment I understood that I was ready to sign for Real Madrid. You want to be on the winning side, you have to go to Real Madrid."
Rudiger also gave an explanation of the factors that led him to choose Real Madrid over Paris Saint-Germain.
"You were sending me a lot of messages about PSG but I thought: it's not what I'm looking for," Rudiger stressed.
"I don't really have anything against PSG. They are a great club, a nice club, doing everything good. But next to it there is Real Madrid... Real Madrid!
"With all due respect to the other clubs, but here you see the difference. Look at the presentations of Cristiano Ronaldo or [Karim] Benzema. The trophy room, the history in that room".
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