Last month, German newspaper Sportbild reported that Chelsea were close to signing Abdul Rahman Baba from Augsburg. A deal worth €25m has been agreed between the two clubs, and the 21-year-old is expected join the Blues in the next few weeks.
The Ghana defender has a contract with the Bundesliga club till 2019, and Augsburg were desperate to keep him, but a big money move to the Premier League Champions is a huge opportunity which the defender simply couldn’t say not to.
According to reports from Ghana Soccernet, Baba is set to fly to London to undergo a medical shortly.