Augsburg defender Baba Rahman is set to join Chelsea, meaning that Serie A side Roma will miss out on the 21-year-old’s signature.
The Premier League champions are set to finalise the fee with the German outfit on Monday when the two clubs meet. The Blues have acted swiftly to replace outgoing left-back Filipe Luis, who has re-joined Atletico Madrid.
Gianluca Di Marzio reports that Roma decided against pushing for Rahman as it would have filled one of their two non-EU signings quota, something the Giallorossi are holding open to sign Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko and Chelsea’s Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah.
Ghanaian international Rahman, who has spent three years in Germany with Der Fuggerstadter and previously Greuther Furth, is expected to pen a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge, earning a net salary of €2 million per season.
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