“Absolute legends” – Rudiger reveals three players he looks up to

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Real Madrid star Antonio Rudiger has named Pepe, Sergio Ramos and Thiago Silva as three players he looks up to.

He told Sport1: “Pepe was my big role model at Real Madrid, as I always wanted to be like him. I used to watch videos of him straddling his opponents.

“I was still young and wanted to show everyone that I can be tough too. That was in my head. Crazy how good Pepe was. Not only in a duel, but also in the game structure. 

“Today, however, everyone at Real tells me that he was actually a very calm character off the pitch. And guess what? He was the only player I ever waited an hour to get his jersey for.

“Pepe, Sergio Ramos and Thiago Silva are the three player names I’m most proud of in my kit collection. Absolute legends.”