(Reuters) - Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said his squad are unhappy about defender Antonio Rudiger's impending departure at the end of the season but added they must accept the decision and get the best out of him in the season run-in.
Tuchel confirmed at the weekend that Rudiger will leave after his contract expires as sanctions imposed by the British government on Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich mean they are unable to sign new players or renew existing contracts.
"No matter how the situation is solved and how active we can be in the transfer market, at the end we will dig in and we will try to squeeze out everything from the squad that we have... and push it to the limit.Tuchel said Rudiger and Reece James could be in contention for Thursday's Premier League trip to Manchester United after training on Tuesday, adding that he will make a late decision on the fitness of Andreas Christensen.
"Of course, he had his fantastic record in Germany to bring clubs to the very highest level and to build a club from scratch... It is nice to see him."
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