Chelsea are closing in on a £17.5 million move for Augsberg left-back Baba Rahman.
According to Ed Aarons of the Guardian, Rahman is being lined up as Filipe Luis' replacement. Per his report, Rahman's agent Sascha Empacher said: "Both clubs are still working on fine-tuning, but we hope the agreement will be finalised soon."
The comments follow Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho's admission that, "We are trying to sign a left-back. We have only one [Cesar Azpilicueta]. We are trying."
As highlighted by WhoScored.com, the 21-year-old is excellent at winning possession:
Abdul Rahman Baba: Made more tackles (109) than any other player in the Bundesliga last season
— WhoScored.