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- Real Madrid extended defender Antonio Rudiger’s contract until June 2027.
- The one-year deal follows The Athletic’s May 19 report and a May 25 verbal agreement.
- Rudiger made 18 LaLiga and 26 total appearances in 2025-26 despite hamstring and knee injuries.
- The 33-year-old German, with 82 caps, is in Germany’s 26-man World Cup squad and provides dressing-room leadership as José Mourinho returns as coach.
- Alaba and Carvajal will leave when their contracts end.
