He would be offered double his salary, what Rudiger would earn in Saudi to leave Real Madrid

Real Madrid is very happy with their attackers for next season as they have just added Kylian Mbappé and Endrick Felipe to the squad. The two players will make the attack even stronger, but some fans of the club are worried about the defense ahead of next season. Nacho Fernandez has just left the club, and after losing out on Leny Yoro to Manchester United, Real Madrid cannot afford to lose another center-back.

While Real Madrid does not plan on signing another defender, rumors are circulating that a Saudi Arabian club is interested in one of the team's most important defenders. El Chiringuito TV reports that Saudi Pro League team Al Ittihad is interested in signing Antonio Rudiger. The German international joined the club in the summer of 2021 and since has become a crucial player for the team.

Al Ittihad is willing to double Rudiger's salary by offering him around $13 million per season. The Saudi Pro League is willing to continue signing big-name players from Europe this summer, as they did last summer. The German defender's contract with Real Madrid expires in the summer of 2026. While the salary increase is tempting, Real Madrid is hoping that Rudiger will not go this summer.

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Diario AS insists that Rudiger will play a major role for Real Madrid this upcoming season, as he did this past season. The Spanish giants are confident in their current squad and the depth in their defense in terms of center back. Antonio Rudiger and Eder Militão may be the starting center-back duo, while Aurelien Tchouaméni is an alternative; David Alaba will return in November, and Jesús Vallejo is seen as a ‘signing.’

Rudiger played 48 matches in total for Real Madrid across all competitions this past season. He scored two goals and provided three assists across all competitions. He played over 4,000 minutes for Real Madrid this past season, which shows how reliable he is for the team and for Carlo Ancelotti, the manager of the team. Rudiger played 33 matches in La Liga, starting in 30 of them. In the Champions League, Rudiger played 12 matches, and he started in 11 of them.

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Antonio Rudiger at EURO 2024

Antonio Rudiger had a great season with Real Madrid, which earned him a call-up for the Germany national team at the EUROS this summer. It was a special tournament for Rudiger and the German people as the competition was played in their home country, Germany. The German were quickly favorites of the tournament after their first match of the EUROS against Scotland. Germany defeated Scotland 5-1 in the EURO 2024 opener, and Rudiger started and played the whole match.

Germany played a total of five matches in EURO 2024, and they reached the quarterfinals. Rudiger started and played all of Germany's matches in the EUROS, including extra time against Spain in the quarterfinals. He received two yellow cards throughout the competition as he received one in Germany's 2-0 win against Hungary and in the 2-1 loss against Spain.

Germany won three matches, drew one, and lost one. They topped their group with seven points after defeating Scotland and Hungary but drawing 1-1 against Switzerland. They then played Denmark in the Round of 16, and Germany won 2-0 at the Borussia Dortmund stadium. They fell short against Spain, the eventual winners of the European Championship, and lost 2-1 at the Stuttgart Arena.