Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger sets out contract demands and reveals it’s in the club’s hands

The decision over whether Antonio Rudiger remains at Stamford Bridge past the end of his current deal expiring in June is in the hands of the club, the defender has revealed.

Rudiger has just five months left of what has been an incredibly successful spell at Chelsea, which was taken to another level with the arrival of Thomas Tuchel at the beginning of 2021. Since then, the German has become a firm fan-favourite, established himself as one of the best defenders in the world and helped Chelsea become champions of both Europe and the World.

Speaking to the Athletic following their most recent trophy, thanks to an extra-time Kai Havertz penalty, Rudiger re-iterated his happiness at Chelsea.

‘I feel great here, I have always said it. I think the way I play you can see that I’m happy here. But there are also other people who have to make decisions’, he told the outlet.

Good morning 😁🏆⚡️ #Champions #Hustle #AlwaysBelieve pic.twitter.com/mn2qoEfnpN

— Antonio Rüdiger (@ToniRuediger) February 13, 2022

Of course, it is not that simple though.

Rudi’s expensive demands laid out

The problem between the two parties, it seems, has always been money.

Currently on ‘just’ £90k per week, Rudiger is looking for a big contract that fairly reflects his importance to Chelsea. At the beginning of the season, Chelsea deemed that to be a raise to £140k per week.

LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 02: Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea arrives at the stadium ahead of the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Fulham FC at Stamford Bridge on December 1, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

It was not enough.

According to The Athletic, the German defender is thought to be demanding a deal in the region of £225k per week, while Chelsea have upped their initial offer to £200k per week. They are closer, but not there yet, and Rudiger has all the power in the situation because he can walk away for free in June.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	25	47	63
2	Liverpool FC	23	41	51
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	West Ham United	24	11	40
5	Manchester United	24	6	40
6	Arsenal FC	22	9	39
7	Tottenham Hotspur	21	1	36
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	2	34
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	23	2	33
10	Southampton FC	24	-7	29
11	Aston Villa	22	-4	27
12	Crystal Palace	24	-3	26
13	Leicester City	21	-5	26
14	Brentford FC	25	-14	24
15	Leeds United	23	-19	23
16	Everton FC	22	-10	22
17	Newcastle United	22	-20	18
18	Norwich City	24	-36	17
19	Watford FC	23	-20	15
20	Burnley FC	20	-11	14

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	12
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	7
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	8
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	6
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	6
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	6
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Shelvey, Jonjo	Newcastle United	0	5
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	6
Llorente, Diego	Leeds United	0	6
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	6

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	4