Although the transfer fee has remained unclosed, but The Times understand, it is around £21.7m. Jose Mourinho had earlier stressed the importance of signing a left-back in the summer after Filipe Luis was allowed to leave to join his old club Atletico Madrid.
Baba Rahman’s arrival could see Cesar Azpilicueta being shifted to right back in place of Branislav Ivanovic. The 21-year-old defender has expressed his joy to have signed for Chelsea and says he can’t wait to train with his new team mates.
Rahman said: “I am very happy to sign for Chelsea, one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I can’t wait to train with my new team-mates and very much looking forward to working with them and Mr Mourinho.