Blues a step closer to Rahman Baba

SportBild journalist Daniel Busch took to Twitter to report the deal earlier on Friday afternoon, but as of yet there is no word of when the player will be due in the United Kingdom to undergo a medical or agree personal terms.

The Blues desperately need a new left-back after the departure of Filipe Luis who returned to Atletico Madrid.

Chelsea are being widely reported today to have agreed a fee with Bundesliga club Augsburg for the services of their 21-year-old left-back, Abdul Rahman Baba.

Baba, who is just 21 years of age, has attracted a lot of attention of from a host of leading European clubs after a breakthrough season with in the German top flight last season with Augsburg.

Last week, Chelsea were in pole position to land Ghana global Rahman after tracking him all summer.

Asked about how unusual it will be to face Petr Cech, the Portuguese said: “It is no problem for me”. But we try. We don’t have, we have only one.

The youngster’s rampaging displays from full-back were a regular feature of Augsburg’s play last season and he provided four assists in the league, which was the joint-second highest total for a defender in the division.