Joining Real Madrid not a dream, it was fantasy – Rudiger

Real Madrid defender Toni Rudiger admits making the move to the Spanish was beyond his wildest dreams.

Rudiger signed for Real in a Bosman deal this past summer after coming off contract at Chelsea.

He said, “I can’t call it that (a dream come true), it’s a fantasy, something that was not within my reach.

“It was always my dream to play in the Premier League, Real Madrid was a fantasy, something bigger that was not within my reach.

“I realised that after I moved, it was when I couldn’t believe it, it was a brutal feeling. I never thought I would live something like this.”

Of how quickly he has settled, Rudiger added: “Never has a team made it so easy for me.”