Antonio Rudiger revealed Barcelona’s negotiations with him previously to join them, indicating that his decision was to move to Real Madrid, without considering any other offers<\/p>\n
Rudiger joined Real Madrid last summer, on a free transfer from Chelsea, despite the interest of many other clubs to include him<\/p>\n
The German, in his interview with the Spanish newspaper “AS”, stated: “There were more teams, but I considered Real Madrid in the first place and if I did not succeed in that, I would continue with Chelsea<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cBarcelona contacted me, but I did not think about it. For me it was not possible. Real Madrid was a dream. I looked for names like Zidane, Ronaldo and Cristiano, and the opportunity to play with Modric, Toni Kroos and Karim Benzema. It was difficult to choose and join any club.\u201d else<\/p>\n
And he pointed out: \u201cMy first memories with this club were Zidane\u2019s goal in Leverkusen as he shot with his left foot and brought the Champions League to Real Madrid. Zizou was amazing. Ronaldo, Beckham, Carlos and Raul were among the stars that I wished every week to see, now I am in the club they played for.\u201d From before<\/p>\n
And he added, “Some see that I am aggressive, but I have not received any red card during the past five years. I may be aggressive, but without harming my opponents, I act as cleanly as possible<\/p>\n
And he continued: \u201cI would love to get to know Pepe. People think he is aggressive as well, but he is an excellent footballer. I also heard that off the field he is a calm and wonderful man, and on the field he is a different person. He was one of the best 3 defenders of his generation<\/p>\n
He concluded: “My move to Rome was the most important step in my career. I love everything that happened to me there. I learned a lot of tactics. I love the mentality of Italian coaches, but Ancelotti is completely different from everyone<\/p>\n
Rudiger played with many Italian coaches, with Conte and Sarri at Chelsea, Spalletti at Rome, and finally Ancelotti with Real Madrid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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