Chelsea are closing in on their second signing of the summer with reports from Sky Sports News journalist Kaveh Solhekol claiming that a fee has been agreed for Roma defender Antonio Rudiger.
Solhekol goes on to state that the Germany international, fresh from winning the Confederations Cup in Russia, will have a medical in Los Angeles where he is currently on holiday.
The 24-year-old will make the move from the Italian capital to Stamford Bridge for a fee which could reach up to £34m, and will be the Blues second addition of the summer after former Manchester City shot-stopper Willy Caballero was brought in as a replacement for the now-Bournemouth man, Asmir Begovic.
Blues manager Antonio Conte has appeared desperate to add some mettle to his back line ahead of a return to the Champions League alongside their Premier League title defence, and it is certainly needed after the departure of both John Terry, who left after his contract expired, and Nathan Ake who has also made the move to Bournemouth from west London.
Having worked wonders with their side last season, plenty of Chelsea fans are backing Conte on his call to splash such a fee on the Roma man…
However, a few fans are far from happy with a move for the German…
