Francesco Totti ‘trying to seal a Serie A return for Chelsea outcast Antonio Rudiger… with Roma and AC Milan both in the running to sign the defender on loan’
- Francesco Totti is trying to seal a Serie A return for Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger
- The Italian has been in contact with both AC Milan and his former club Roma
- Rudiger has fallen out of favour with Blues’ manager Frank Lampard this season
Francesco Totti has been tasked with arranging a loan move to Serie A for out-of-favour Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, according to reports.
Totti has started working as a players’ agent after retiring from football in 2017 and Rudiger, who is looking for a way out of Stamford Bridge, is one of the Italian’s current clients.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Totti has been in contact with AC Milan’s Technical Director Paolo Maldini and his former club Roma.
Francesco Totti has been tasked with arranging a loan move to Serie A for Antonio Rudiger
The defender is looking for a way out of Stamford Bridge after falling down the pecking order
Milan are keen on making a loan deal happen but are also negotiating with Schalke 04’s Ozan Kabak.
Rudiger played for Roma between 2015 and 2017 and his former club are said to be interested in taking the defender back on a temporary basis.
Chelsea signed the German international from the Serie A club for £27million but he has fallen out of favour under manager Frank Lampard this season.
The Germany centre-back has fallen out of favour under Blues boss Frank Lampard this season
The 27-year-old has not played for the Blues this season and has been left out of every matchday squad since being named as an unused substitute against Brighton.
Tottenham have also been linked with a short-term deal for Rudiger but Chelsea are said to be reluctant to allow him to join a rival club.
However, Totti would not be able to facilitate a move to north London and a switch to Italy is looking increasingly likely.