Antonio Rudiger has expressed his excitement to play alongside the stars in Roma's team following his move from Stuttgart.

The 22-year-old, who was linked with Arsenal and Chelsea, finalised a season-long loan deal with the Italian outfit on Wednesday.

"I chose Rome because it's a great city with a lot of culture and I want to be a part of this great team," Rudiger told Roma TV.

"There are a lot of great players here like [Francesco] Totti, Edin Dzeko, [Miralem] Pjanic, Maicon and Gervinho. I think we have a very good team."

Ruddier joined Stuttgart from Borussia Dortmund in 2011.