Antonio
Rudiger has signed for Chelsea from Roma in a deal worth £31million. The
24-year-old has penned a five year deal with the Stamford Bridge outfit.
Rudiger underwent a medical on Sunday before he finalised his move to the
Premier League champions.
The initial
fee for Rudiger is £31m - but the deal is packed full of additional payments
which could take the overall fee to £35m.
After the
move, Rudiger told Chelsea's official website: 'It’s a great feeling because
not every player has the opportunity to join a huge club like this.
'I am
looking forward to meeting up with my new team-mates and I’m very proud to
officially become a Chelsea player.’
The
completion of the Rudiger deal comes as a boost after Conte's pursuit of other
top targets Virgil van Dijk of Southampton and Juventus' Leonardo Bonucci
proved difficult.
The Germany
international, who played a key role in last week's Confederations Cup triumph
for his country, wanted to leave Italy's Serie A after suffering racist abuse
in the season just finished.
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