Real Madrid’s new defender, Antonio Rudiger, said that he will do his best for the Real Madrid shirt, during the coming period
“I will play with my heart in every game, I promise you that, and I will do my best every day,” Rudiger told the Spanish newspaper Marca. The winning mentality at Real Madrid matches my personality”
He added: “Moving to Real Madrid is a big step for me, and perhaps the biggest in my entire career. When I first heard about the interest of the riyal in me you can imagine! It was amazing”
“They called me for the first time in September or October, and a club like this doesn’t call often, so it was special”
On his conversation with coach Ancelotti, he explained, “It was a welcome conversation, after everything was agreed, and he told me that everyone was happy to join Real Madrid, and this made me very happy, and certainly Ancelotti is one of the people who make the club very strong, not only him, there is Benzema, Kroos, Modric, Casemiro, and others
And he added, “I don’t see myself as a star. I’m an ordinary young man. I’m lucky because I have a good life, and I play in very big clubs. That’s why I like to give back to a lot of people and football, and I like to help in hospitals”
He revealed, “I also love to travel to Sierra Leone, where my parents live, while my sister lives in Berlin, and my wife and child will come to Madrid”
On playing again with his former colleague Hazard, he commented, “I am very happy for that, and I know that he has had very difficult years, due to many injuries and problems”
“I still hope that the Real Madrid fans will be able to see Hazard, who I know, as he was one of the best players in the world, and I will help him in any way I can”
