Rudiger bids farewell to Chelsea: "I'm frustrated, I wanted a different ending..."

Liverpool won the FA Cup. The match against Chelsea ended 0-0 and everything was decided in the penalty shoot-out. The scales finally tipped in favour of the Reds.

After the clash, Rudiger spoke. He did so as a farewell, as he has already announced that he will no longer be a Chelsea player. He regretted not having been able to say goodbye with a title for the fans.

"It's been five years with ups and downs, but with a lot of positive things. That's why I'm even more frustrated, I wanted to have a different ending," he was quoted as saying by the 'Mirror'.

He thanked the club for all these years: "In the end it's not just about one helping the other, it's mutual: Chelsea have been great to me and I've been great to the club. I am very grateful: I have become a man here. My children were born here. London and the club will always be special

He declined to explain what motivated him to leave and whether Abramovich's sanction had an influence. "I don't want to go too much into these things. There was a possibility to continue, the sanction was not the problem," he said.

According to the latest reports, Rudiger has already reached an agreement with Madrid. In fact, he has already passed the medical. The Bernabeu is waiting for him, although the defender promises to always keep the Blues fans in his heart.