Following the sacking of Frank Lampard on Monday, several issues have been brought to light in the Chelsea camp. It was claimed that out of favour defender Antonio Rudiger had clashed with club captain Cesar Azpilicueta, but Tammy Abraham squashed those rumours on Twitter.
Chelsea star Tammy Abraham has leapt to the defence of Antonio Rudiger on Twitter to shut down any rumours of the German causing rifts in the Blues camp.
Several issues have been brought to light following the sacking of Frank Lampard on Monday.
It was claimed by The Athletic that those on the fringes of Lampard’s squad were unhappy at the club’s situation and their lack of game time.
Rudiger was one of those on the periphery, having slipped down the pecking order under Lampard and starting just four Premier League games all season.
Reports emerged that Germany international Rudiger had clashed with club captain Cesar Azpilicueta (Image: GETTY)
Reports emerged that Germany international Rudiger had clashed with club captain Cesar Azpilicueta, and was ‘causing issues’ within the squad.
The Telegraph claim that tensions spilled over between Rudiger and Azpilicueta at the club’s Cobham training base.
But Chelsea striker Abraham has rubbished any talk of Rudiger falling out with his team-mates on Twitter.
Chelsea star Tammy Abraham has leapt to the defence of Antonio Rudiger on Twitter though (Image: GETTY)
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