Chelsea target rules out winter exit

Rome defender Antonio Rudiger has insisted that he has no intention of leaving his side in the future.

The German international has recently returned to the first-team fold having recovered from a long-term knee problem.

Recent speculation suggested the 23-year-old could leave the Giallorossi in the January transfer window with both Manchester United and Chelsea interested in acquiring his services.

However, the former Stuttgart man has claimed that he has no clue of the impending interest, and he wants to remain at Roma for years to come.

"I don't want to know anything about it - I'm staying here and that is that," he told Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport.

The centre-back amassed 37 outings for the Serie A outfit last term having arrived with a decent reputation from the Bundesliga.