Rudiger is outside the top 10 earners at Chelsea with a salary of £100,000 a week. To put that in some perspective, it is £20,000 a week less than the base rate academy graduate
Callum Hudson-Odoi earns and £50,000 a week less than
Ruben Loftus-Cheek collects, neither of whom are first-team regulars.
Negotiations were put off until after the European Championship earlier this year at Rudiger’s request, but Chelsea’s opening offer was a disappointment when it came. Sources indicate it was only a minor raise on his current salary, which is why it was rejected.
There have been reports Rudiger has already made up his mind to leave Chelsea amid suggestions he is looking to earn £400,000 a week elsewhere, but this is far from the case. While he wants a significant pay-rise, the 28-year-old is realistic and aiming for a sum closer to the £200,000 a week mark to stay.