Overview
- Negotiations began months ago but were mutually put on hold after a late-September muscle injury that required surgery, according to Spanish reports.
- The 32-year-old is targeting a mid-December return to first-team action as part of the agreed timeline before talks restart.
- Rüdiger’s preference is to continue at Real Madrid, and his current contract runs until the summer of 2026.
- Saudi clubs are reported to be preparing lucrative proposals, and Chelsea are monitoring the situation and have kept contact with his camp.
- Madrid value his leadership with younger defenders such as Dean Huijsen and are assessing defensive reinforcements, with Ibrahima Konaté linked and David Alaba’s renewal considered complicated.