Transfer: Rudiger happy to play with Chelsea star again Real Madrid

Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has revealed that he would be happy to be reunited with former Chelsea teammate Kai Havertz at the Santiago Bernabeu this summer.

Havertz is open to leaving the Blues this summer as Chelsea ready to listen to offers as they seek to trim their bloated squad ahead of Mauricio Pochettino’s first season in charge.

Ruidger played alongside his fellow Germany international in west London for two seasons before joining Real Madrid on a free transfer last summer.

Real Madrid are looking to strengthen their attacking options following Karim Benzema’s move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad and Rudiger would welcome the prospect of his friend Havertz joining him at the Bernabeu.

“I would be happy to play with Havertz again at club level,” Rudiger told AS.

“Unfortunately, I cannot say much about it because, on the subject of transfers, my word is secondary. It’s the club’s decision.”

Havertz joined Chelsea in a deal worth £75million from Bayer Leverkusen in 2020 with the club eager to recoup a figure close to that outlay if they are to cash in on him this summer.