Chelsea complete deal for Augsburg full-back Baba Rahman

New signing: Chelsea have finally confirmed a deal for Rahman

16 August 2015

Chelsea have confirmed that left-back Baba Rahman has completed his move from Augsburg.

A move to the English champions has long seemed inevitable for the highly-rated Ghanaian international, particularly since the club allowed Filipe Luis to return to Atletico Madrid after just a season at Stamford Bridge.

Rahman agreed personal terms with Chelsea nearly two weeks ago, but the two clubs were haggling over a fee for the left-back until earlier this week. The English side are expected to pay £17.7 million for the defender.

That fee could rise to £20 million if a series of add-ons are met, whilst the full-back will earn £76,000 per week.

The new signing 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.

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“I am also looking forward to having the opportunity to meet the fans as soon as possible.”

The 21-year-old established himself as one of the outstanding Bundesliga players in his position last season, helping Augsburg to fifth position.

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The left-back is Chelsea’s third major signing of the summer, following Asmir Begovic and Radamel Falcao. Jose Mourinho’s side are expected to continue their hunt for Everton defender John Stones in the final days of the transfer window.

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