Rudiger says Chelsea to blame for his decision to leave

Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger has mounted blame on the club stressing that they were not proactive in their decision to keep him at the club.

Rudiger has been linked with moves to the Spanish side Real Madrid as his contract with the Blues expires at the end of this summer.

The Germany international in a statement claimed that the club’s hierarchy failed to convince him to stay during their talks.

Rudiger told the Daily Mail: “My decision came to the point, to be honest, in March. The sanctions was something nobody saw coming. It is easy to blame it on that, too easy. For me, there was a gap between August and January, and that made me think “what’s going on”.

“You get pressure from other teams because it’s January and people don’t know what’s happening and you would have to wait until June because you have a contender to take over the club but even today you cannot talk to him because you have to go through Government stuff and everything.

“I didn’t want to wait until June to sort out my future because it’s been almost a year of uncertainty.

Rudiger said joining Real Madrid was his decision to experience something new.