Celebrity guru Paul Merson believes Antonio Rudiger is a strong defender. will decide to leave Chelsea When the contract expires next summer, of course. Amid the news that Liverpool showed interest in

the German national team centre. The Reds are doing their best for Thomas Tuchel’s side at the moment.

But new contract talks have not been successful amid the eye of a number of clubs,

Reported Liverpool summer transfer target Antonio Rudiger is ‘definitely leaving’ Chelsea, according to former Arsenal midfielder and now pundit Paul Merson.

Rudiger under Blues boss Thomas Tuchel has stepped up his game immensely to become one of the leading defenders in European football.

With his contract expiring next summer, the Germany international will be able to talk to teams outside England when the winter transfer window opens on January 1.

although the Reds have plenty of options for a central defender. But he believes Rudiger is an option that Jurgen Klopp cannot afford to ignore, especially on a free

transfer, Merson said: “Chelsea will miss Antonio Rue. Digger when he moved Because it will cost 60-70 million pounds to find a replacement for him “.

“Rudiger will move for sure. If he wanted to sign a new contract now, he would have already signed. Now there is no chance that he will stay.”

“Teams will be queuing up to sign him. And some teams will pay huge sums to get him on the team.”