Antonio Rudiger is back on Chelsea's radar after returning to action quicker than expected.

The AS Roma defender missed the summer's Euro2016 with Germany after suffering a knee injury on the eve of the tournament in France and was expected to b sidelined for some time.

But the 23-year-old was in action for Roma's reserves in their win over Novara on the weekend and is now eyeing a return to first-team action for Luciano Spalletti's Giallorossi.

Chelsea were keen on the former Stuttgart centre-back in the summer after it emerged that Antonio Conte was set to take over but shelved their plans once he was ruled out through injury.

Now the Daily Mail understands that Conte is back in for Rudiger, who would cost around £35million, as he strives to fully strengthen his defence.

It is also believed that Manchester United and Manchester City are showing significant interest in Rudiger who impressed at Roma last season having joined from Stuttgart in the summer window of 2015.