Tuchel Confirms Antonio Rudiger's Imminent Departure at Chelsea, Gives Big Reason

• German defender Antonio Rudiger is now on the verge of leaving Premier League side Chelsea after five years
• This latest development was confirmed by Chelsea gaffer Thomas Tuchel who explained that the club wanted to keep Rudiger
• Antonio Rudiger has been impressive since he joined Chelsea from Roma and helped them win Champions League last season

Thomas Tuchel who is the handler of Premier League side Chelsea has confirmed that imminent departure of strong defender Antonio Rudiger at the club after five years at Stamford Bridge.

Antonio Rudiger's current contract with Chelsea will expire at the end of the season and the Blues' chiefs have failed to convince the Germany international to sign new deal.

And with that development, big clubs in Europe like Real Madrid and Barcelona are said to be interested in signing Antonio Rudiger and these clubs will go into serious race.

According to the report on GOAL, Thomas Tuchel explained after his side's win over West Ham United that Antonio Rudiger has decided to move on.

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Thomas Tuchel's reaction about Antonio Rudiger

"The situation is that he wants to leave the club. He informed me of this in a private talk.''

When did Antonio Rudiger join Chelsea

Antonio Rudiger joined Chelsea from Roma from in 2017 and the German has played 127 games for the Blues netting 9 goals.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba suffers blow after losing Ivory Coast presidency bid

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Chelsea icon Didier Drogba failed in his bid to become the president of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF).

Drogba had thrown his hat in the ring earlier in April as he sought to walk in the footsteps of Cameroonian football legend, Samuel Eto'o.

However, the legendary striker was not considered for the position as he lost in the Saturday, April 23, elections.

Drogba crashed out in the first round of the poll, finishing third behind Yacine Idriss Diallo and Sory Diabate.

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The two-time African footballer of the year managed a paltry 21 votes, with Diallo, who won the second round garnering 59 votes.

Diallo, a businessman and current FIF executive member won the second round of the vote in the capital, Yamoussoukro.