Chelsea Transfer : Blues bid £17.5m for FC Augsburg defender Baba Rahman

Chelsea Transfer : Blues bid £17.5m for FC Augsburg defender Baba Rahman

Chelsea seem to be surrounding a substitution marking for leaving Brazilian left-back Filipe Luis that a charge has been agreed with Augsburg for the marking of Baba Rahman.

Chelsea look set to have an offered of €25m (£17.6m) acknowledged by the Bundesliga outfit, permitting the capable youthful protector to advance toward Stamford Bridge this summer.

The Blues could do with more profundity at the back subsequent to permitting Luis to rejoin his old club Atletico Madrid a month ago, with just Cesar Azpilicueta now a perceived choice on the left-hand side for Jose Mourinho.

Rahman looks an exceptional youthful ability who could challenge the Spaniard for a beginning spot in the Chelsea back line, whilst likewise looking a decent long haul swap for the player at some stage in his vocation.

Chelsea were initially alarmed to the Rahman's guarantee by their previous director, Avram Grant, who mentors Ghana. The 21-year-old was a piece of the squad who came to the last of the Africa Cup of Nations prior this year, losing on punishments to Ivory Coast.

The Israeli holds close associations with the Stamford Bridge chain of importance and rates Rahman as one of his best players. Weapons store and Manchester City were among the other English clubs to have communicated an enthusiasm for marking him prior this mid year, while Atlético and Roma had additionally requested that be kept educated.

Having started his vocation in Ghana at Accra-based Dreams FC, Rahman has delighted in a transient ascent and was named as the best left-back in his first season in the Bundesliga, missing out to Bayern Munich's Juan Bernat.