Chelsea stars ‘gutted’ by Rudiger exit with Kante, Jorginho tipped to follow him out

Chelsea players are reportedly ‘gutted’ Antonio Rudiger is leaving the club and this could mean important stars such as N’Golo Kante and Jorginho follow him out of Stamford Bridge.

Rudiger will sign for Real Madrid once his Chelsea contract expires on June 30. As per Fabrizio Romano, he will pen a four-year deal with the Spanish giants.

Chelsea officials claim they were unable to engage in contract renewal talks with the centre-back following UK government sanctions on owner Roman Abramovich.

But according to The Sun, senior Blues players think Rudiger’s new terms should have been resolved long before these sanctions.

Chelsea knew he was heading towards free agency but took too long to enter negotiations with his agent. As such, he was able to finalise a pre-contract agreement with Los Blancos.

The Sun reveal Rudiger’s current team-mates are ‘gutted’ by the exit. Especially because he is such an integral part of the dressing room.

Fears are now ‘growing’ that other Chelsea stars could hand in transfer requests ahead of the summer.

Kante, who has made 39 appearances so far this season, is one of those who may move on.

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