Chelsea agree £29m fee with Roma for Germany defender Antonio Rüdiger with the Centre-back expected to have medical next week
Antonio Conte has been looking for defensive reinforcements and has identified 24-year-old Antonio Rüdiger as his main target after discussions with the club’s technical staff.
Rüdiger is primarily a central defender, however, he can play at right-back, he’s expected to earn around €4m (£3.5m) per season.
Roma had been holding out for €45m for a player they signed from Stuttgart last summer after he had impressed on a season-long loan. After rejecting Chelsea’s opening bid of €35m, Roma have accepted a package that means Chelsea pay an initial €33m (£29m) with an extra €5m (£4.3m) in bonus payments.
Chelsea have agreed a fee with Roma worth a potential €38m (£33.3m) for Antonio Rüdiger, with the Germany defender expected to fly to London next week to complete a medical.
Currently he’s playing in the Confederations Cup, in which Germany face Chile in the final on Sunday.
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