Wojciech Szczesny has claimed that Roma teammate Radja Nainggolan is "a fantastic fit for English football".

The Belgian international has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea and a report towards the end of last month suggested that a price of £28m had been agreed between the two clubs.

Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini rejected such claims on Friday, but Szczesny has said that he would 'buy Nainggolan in a heartbeat' if he were the manager of Chelsea.

"He's definitely a fantastic fit for English football – he's very strong, physical and tough," Szczesny told FourFourTwo.

"He's not afraid of anyone and he will fight for 90 minutes in every game. Combine that with very advanced technical skills and you have a complete player. If I was Chelsea manager, I'd buy him in a heartbeat. But I hope it's not the case and that he'll stay with us."

Polish international Szczesny is currently on loan at Roma from Arsenal.