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Rudiger hoping for Roma stay

Antonio Rudiger has no intention of returning to Stuttgart and hopes Roma make his loan move from the Bundesliga club permanent.

The Serie A outfit have a €9m option to make the German defender's move permanent.

"I think the club will activate my clause," Rudiger told Kicker.

"The thought of returning to Germany is not in my head. I think I made the right choice, there’s so much pressure here, both from fans and the media, but I’m fine.

"I'm grateful to Rudi Garcia for the trust he's placed in me, I'm playing as a starter in a better team than Stuttgart and I'm happy."