Antonio Rudiger and senior Chelsea teammates could pen new deals after Sky update in last 24 hours – pundit
Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen and Cesar Azpilicueta could all put pen to paper on new long-term deals at Chelsea.
That is the view of former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson, speaking exclusively to Football Insider about the uncertain future of the trio.
Rudiger, Christensen and Azpilicueta are all out of contract at the end of this season.
Chelsea cannot extend any of their players’ deals under current government sanctions put on Roman Abramovich.
The club is in the process of being sold, with a number of parties interested in a takeover.
According to Sky Sports (16 March), the owners of the Chicago Cubs and Ken Griffin have joined forces in a bid to buy the club.
Robinson is adamant that a sale will go through before the end of the season.
“I’m sure the sale of the football club will go through,” he told Football Insider‘s Dylan Childs. “I don’t think it’ll take as long as expected.
“There is serious players who want to buy this football club. There is a will and a want on both sides so I fully expect a deal to go through.
“I don’t think it will drag on beyond the end of the season so I think there will be an opportunity to sort out these contracts.
“There is a different scenario surrounding each of Rudiger, Azpilicueta and Christensen but I wouldn’t be surprised if all three of them were retained under new ownership.”
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