Antonio Rudiger could be sold to Chelsea, as Roma aim to keep Kostas Manolas and bring in Samuel Umtiti.
The German international centre-back has been linked with a move to England for Arsenal or Chelsea, but Antonio Conte’s club appear to be leading the race.
According to Il Tempo newspaper, Rudiger will be the one sacrificed so Roma can keep other sought-after players like Manolas, Miralem Pjanic and Radja Nainggolan.
The 23-year-old arrived on loan from VfB Stuttgart
Antonio Rudiger could be sold to Chelsea, as Roma aim to keep Kostas Manolas and bring in Samuel Umtiti.
The German international centre-back has been linked with a move to England for Arsenal or Chelsea, but Antonio Conte’s club appear to be leading the race.
According to Il Tempo newspaper, Rudiger will be the one sacrificed so Roma can keep other sought-after players like Manolas, Miralem Pjanic and Radja Nainggolan.
The 23-year-old arrived on loan from VfB Stuttgart for €4m and can be bought outright for another €9m this summer.
The plan is to sell Rudiger on at a profit for €30m, though so far Chelsea are not prepared to meet that price-tag.
Roma then hope to snap up Umtiti from Olympique Lyonnais, who has just been added to the France squad for Euro 2016 following Jeremy Mathieu’s injury.
That call could raise his asking price to around €20m.