Real Madrid footballer Antonio Rudiger said playing for the white team was more than a dream, it was a fantasy for him
In an interview with Sport 1, he said, “I wouldn’t say it was a dream. My dream was to play in the Premier League. Madrid was something imaginary to me, something bigger, but not that it was close enough for me to join the Royal Club without difficulties”
Rudiger, who will appear for the first time this season for the white team after moving from Chelsea FC, said: “I just finished realizing everything after leaving the royal club
He tells the details of what happened between him and Ancelotti..suddenly I was at home and I had a great feeling. Then came the meeting with Ancelotti, just one day before I was presented to the fans
In the interview, Rudiger also recounts his first meeting with Carlo Ancelotti, who rang his doorbell the day before his show
“I was only with my family for a few hours in my new home when the doorbell rang,” he added. I opened the door and Carlo Ancelotti was in front of it a shocking moment
He added: “He sat at the table to eat with us and meet my family. He spent two hours, and we talked about everything. I’ve never tried anything like this before, and no coach has ever done it to me”
Two months after arriving in Madrid, Rudiger is convinced that Ancelotti is an unbeatable coach when it comes to dealing with players
“Don Carlo, the legend who was already winning the Champions League when I was a kid,” he said. Working with him every day at the most successful club in the world is amazing”
The Berlin defender passed through Stuttgart, Rome and Chelsea before arriving at Real Madrid.
In the interview, he also jokes about the only mole he’s ever had is that he initially misspelled his name
“My cousin caught my attention and sent me a picture which I passed directly to the person in charge with the indication that ‘u’ can be removed. He has apologized to me a thousand times. But for me it wasn’t a problem, I laughed a little bit”
