Manchester United step up interest in this chelsea defender:The perfect signing for Rangnick ?

 Manchester United have stepped up their

 interest in Chelsea's star defender Antonio

 Rudiger, according to The Daily Mail, as 

Ralf Rangnick tries to bolster his defensive

 options ahead of the 2022/23 season. 

To be more specific, the German defender 

wants to be paid more – he wants to be 

the highest-paid defender in the Premier 

League. Rudiger turned down Chelsea's

 £140,000-a-week contract offer last 

August, and current sources claim he is 

demanding around £46 million (around 

£220,000-a-week) over the course of a four

-year contract, whether at Stamford 

Bridge or elsewhere. 

Real Madrid has dropped out of the fight 

for his signature due to the high demands, 

but Rangnick appears keen to take advantage

 of the situation by leveraging his 'excellent

 relationship' with the star's agent, Sehr.