Official: Real Madrid confirms signing Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger on a free transfer 

The German international has officially joined the Spanish giants on a free transfer.

Real Madrid statement confirms the agreement with Antonio Rudiger, deal now official.

The Chelsea defender contract with Real Madrid will expire on June 2026 with NO option included.

According to most trusted Twitter Sports Journalist Fabrizio Romano who confirmed this deal on his official Twitter handle:

Read Tweet below:

Real Madrid statement confirms the agreement with Toni Rüdiger, deal now official. Contract will be valid until June 2026 with NO option included. ⚪️🤝 #RealMadrid

Here we go confirmed. pic.twitter.com/izNDKmzf1j

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 2, 2022

Official, confirmed. Toni Rüdiger has joined Real Madrid on a free move. 🚨⚪️ #RealMadrid

“The German defender has left the Blues to join Real Madrid, having played a huge role in our successes in recent seasons”, Chelsea official statement announces.

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 2, 2022