Chelsea have agreed a £33.4m deal with Roma to sign Antonio Rudiger, according to Sky in Italy. The 24-year-old Germany centre-back is set to undergo a medical on Monday and finalise personal terms on a five-year contract.
Reports have it that an agreement of £29m up-front with a further £4.4m in add-ons has been sealed between the clubs.
The Blues had begun talks with Roma to sign the centre-half, who joined the Italian side from Stuttgart for £7.6m in the summer of 2016.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has been keen to sign a centre-back this summer following the sale of Nathan Ake to Bournemouth and the departure of long-term club captain John Terry.
And they were encouraged this week to make a bid for Rudiger's Roma team-mate Kostas Manolas after his £30m move to Zenit St Petersburg stalled, but instead they have moved for Rudiger.
Antonio Rudiger has made 72 appearances in two seasons for Roma and capped 16 times by Germany.
