Roma defender Antonio Rudiger admits he was close to joining Chelsea last summer.

The German admits he's a fan of Chelsea boss Antonio Conte.

“Chelsea? All I can say is that Conte is a great Coach," Rudiger told Sky Italia.

“But I chose to stay with Roma. We're fighting on three fronts and we have to win a trophy.

“The Scudetto? I hope we can play for everything in the second match with Juventus. I'm here to win, I'm obsessed with winning like [Luciano] Spalletti is."