Former Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has stated that he will gladly welcome Real Madrid target Kai Havertz to the club.
Madrid are reportedly interested in signing Harvetz as a replacement for Karim Benzema, who departed this summer for Al-Ittihad.
Amidst the rumours, Rudiger, team-mates with Harvetz for the German national team and previously for Chelsea between 2020 and 2022, has declared he will be happy for his current side to sign the 24-year-old.
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However, the defender stressed that he isn’t sure if the deal would fall through.
In a press conference, Rudiger said, “It would make me happy to play with Havertz again at club level.”
“Unfortunately, I cannot say a lot about it in terms of transfers. My opinion is secondary. They’re club decisions.”
Real Madrid aren’t the only club monitoring Harvetz. Arsenal are also said to be considering the German. However, Real Madrid’s interest is said to be more concrete than that of the Gunners.
Chelsea wants £70 million for Havertz but may have to reduce their asking price by £20million to ensure that a deal can be struck.
The German striker scored seven goals in 35 league appearances for the Blues as he was often deployed up front for the troubled Blues.
