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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger attracting Spurs interest after Skriniar blow"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-chelsea-defender-antonio-rudiger-attracting-spurs-interest-after-skriniar-blow/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2020-10-01T19:00:42Z"
modified: "2020-10-01T19:00:42Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger attracting Spurs interest after Skriniar blow

**According to an update by Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth, via [Football Daily](https://twitter.com/lastwordonspurs/status/1311339263884251136?s=21), ‘Tottenham are interested’ in a swoop for Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger – as are Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain – potentially as the result of a recent report detailing some less-than-favourable news on Milan Skriniar.**

Rudiger, who has been left out of the[last four match day squads](https://twitter.com/lastwordonspurs/status/1311339263884251136?s=21) by Blues’ boss Frank Lampard, could be seen as a viable alternative to Skriniar given it is possible that he will be allowed to [leave on loan.](https://twitter.com/lastwordonspurs/status/1311339263884251136?s=21)

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Indeed, valued at around [£22.7 million](https://ojbsport.com/2020/09/25/chelsea-set-to-part-ways-with-antonio-rudiger/) by his club, chairman Daniel Levy could bypass paying that fee entirely if he manages to secure the German international on a season-long temporary deal for the 2020/21 campaign.

While Skriniar is seen as Spurs’ top target, as confirmed by transfer guru [Fabrizio Romano](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1311103861785059329), Wednesday’s print edition of [Tuttosport (via sempreinter.com](https://sempreinter.com/2020/09/30/milan-skriniar-to-start-for-inter-against-benevento-as-tottenham-interest-fades-italian-media-report/)) has now claimed that Inter Milan’s colossus is looking increasingly likely to stay at The San Siro.

The Slovakian, who stands at a lofty 6ft 2 whilst possessing an adept ability to play out from the back, has been at the centre of drawn out negotiations over the last week – but this update from Tuttosport potentially means that Spurs should look at alternative options.

Rudiger, amassing [31 caps for his country](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/antonio-rudiger/profil/spieler/86202), is now attracting interest as a Skriniar fall-back option – and the [£100,000-per-week star](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/chelsea-fc/) may well be one to watch as the clock ticks on before transfer deadline day on October 5.

Indeed, after [agreeing a deal to sign Carlos Vinicius](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1311442089545216001), Spurs fans now wait to see who could be their seventh addition of the summer.

***Spurs fans, could Rudiger be a brilliant seventh summer signing? Have your say in the comments down below…***