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Real Madrid have cooled their interest in signing Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger at the end of the season.
The Spanish team were one of a host of clubs reported to have opened negotiations with the 28-year-old German international, who has entered the last six months of his current deal at Stamford Bridge.
However, given his wage demands and the signing-on fee that Rüdiger is demanding and the satisfaction of Real manager Carlo Ancelotti with his current centre back pairing of Eder Militao and David Alaba, the appetite to add the German to their squad has diminished.
That still leaves Juventus, Bayern Munich and Paris St. Germain who continue to maintain their interest in the defender, whilst he has also been linked with a move across London to Tottenham.
Chelsea’s hopes of retaining him have faded with the club unwilling to meet his salary demands.
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