Chelsea are said to have already agreed a £33million deal with Roma for Antonio Rudiger (Picture: Getty)

Manchester City will attempt to hijack Chelsea’s bid to sign Antonio Rudiger, according to the Sunday Mirror.

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Antonio Conte has identified the Roma centre-half as the perfect candidate to bolster the centre of his defence after he sanctioned the departures of John Terry and Nathan Ake, who joined Bournemouth in a £20 million deal earlier this week.

Reports in Italy claim Chelsea have agreed a £33million deal with the Serie A club, while Rudiger himself fueled speculation that a transfer was close by liking a picture of the Premier League champions’ new kit, which was released on Saturday, on Instagram.

Antonio Rudiger is ready to pull on Chelsea’s new kit (Picture: Instagram)

Pep Guardiola was disappointed to have missed out on the signing of Tiemoue Bakayoko (Picture: Getty)

Guardiola has thus far been frustrated in his attempts to land Leonardo Bonucci and Virgil van Dijk (Picture: Getty)

Guardiola, however, is desperate to thwart Chelsea and gain revenge after he was beaten to the signing of Monaco’s midfield powerhouse Tiemoue Bakayoko who is due to complete a move to Stamford Bridge next week.




The City boss is expected to spend heavily again this summer after enduring a trophyless first season at the Etihad Stadium.

Guardiola has thus far been thwarted in his attempts to strengthen a defence which was his side’s Achilles heel last term, with Southampon refusing to sell Virgil van Dijk and his other top target Leonardo Bonucci keen to remain with Juventus.

Rudiger is set to go feature for Germany in Sunday’s Confederations Cup final against Chile before going on holiday. Roma are willing to sanction the 23-year-old’s sale after calling off Kostas Manolas’ proposed move to Zenit.

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