Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger shakes hands with Blues boss Thomas Tuchel
Thomas Tuchel is set to lose key defender Antonio Rudiger this summer

Tuchel insists he will fall in love with any squad he has next season.

The ongoing sale of the club has left uncertainty at the Bridge.

The summer will be the last for defenders Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen.

When asked if he will have a team to compete next season, Tuchel said it was his job, no matter how the situation is solved.

We will try to squeeze out everything of the squad that we have. I hope that I will fall in love with the squad that I have and try to push the squad to the limit.

It was revealed on Tuesday that Rudiger will join Real Madrid in the summer after failing to agree on a new contract with Chelsea.

In almost 200 games for the Blues, Antonio Rudiger has scored 12 times.

The German has been a key player for the Blues and the boss is confident that he will continue to give his all.

It has been a pleasure to work with him, and I am a bit concerned that we talk too much about it in the past.

There are still things to achieve, big things, and he is still a big part of this club, and we demand 100% of him.

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On Thursday night, the third-ranked team in the league will visit Old United to try and improve their position in the top four.

Manchester United need a win to keep alive their own hopes of making the playoffs, as they sit sixth, six points behind fourth place, having played a game more.

The hosts have a number of injury concerns with defender Harry Maguire ruled out with a knee issue while Jadon Sancho has tonsillitis.

Edinson Cavani, Paul Pogba, and Fred are not with us.

Even though United is out of the running for the playoffs, interim boss Ralf Rangnick wants his side to finish the season strongly.

We have four more games to play, the next two are at home, and we will try to get as many points and wins as possible.

I don't think it makes sense to speculate about the league. We need to be realistic. Even if we win all four games, it is not in our hands, what is in our hands is how we play, our level of performance.

It is important for this season to finish on a high note.

Both Rudiger and James have returned to training after injuries.

Illness and injury are the reasons why Ross and Mateo are unavailable.

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