Chelsea have confirmed the signing of German defender Antonio Rudiger
for an initial fee of £29m which could rise to £33m with add-ons. The
24 year old joins from Seria A side Roma.
He was a consistent presence in the Italian capital side defence last
season, making a total of 30 league appearances as they finished
second behind Juventus.
He was part of the German squad that won the confederation cup in
Russia last week.
Antonio Rudiger came through the youth system at Borussia Dortmund
before he joined Stuttgart in 2011.
Speaking on his move to West London where his resumption for
pre-season is to be delayed following his participation at the
Confederation, he said.
"It's a great feeling because not every player has the opportunity to
join a huge club like this,"
He becomes Chelsea's first major signing of the summer as they look to
improve a squad that would be participating in the champions league
after a break from Europe last season.
The squad of Premier League champions are expected back for pre-season
training on Monday.
After the poor way in which the re-signing of Romelu Lukaku was
handled, this signing would come as a measure of relief to Antonio
Conte that the club has finally set the ball rolling on their transfer
business for the summer.
With the transfter window still in its early days, the club has
continually being linked to Monaco's midfielder Bakayoko and Juventus'
left back Alex Sandro.
And the club is still targeting a striker as a possible replacement
for Diego Costa who is expected to leave after being told he wasn't
part of the manager's plans.
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