Antonio Rüdiger has decided to change to Juventus. That reports the Gazzetta dello sport. It reports great on the front page of your Saturday edition that the change of the Chelsea defender to be the Italian record champion decided.

Accordingly, the 29-year-old central defender with Juves bosses had agreed on a valid contract until 2026. His annual salary in Turin is said to be 6.5 million euros per year, according to Gazzetta.

Rüdiger’s working paper at Chelsea runs out in summer. The blues wanted to keep him absolutely. After the negotiations butt, they were finally allowed to lead conversations due to the sanctions against club owners Roman Abramovich because of an extension.

In addition to Juventus, two more top clubs tried with Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain around Rüdiger. FC Bayern was also associated with the DFB star.

At Juventus, Rüdiger is intended to form the defensive center in the event of transfer in the long term with Matthijs de Leig. The longtime Place Hirsche Giorgio Chiellini (37) and Leonardo Bonucci (34) are each on the target piece of their career.

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A change to Juventus meant for Rüdiger a return to the series A. There he played from 2015 to 2017 for the Roma before he moved to the Stamford Bridge for 35 million euros. With Chelsea he won the Champions League, the Club World Cup and the FA Cup.