Ghana defender Baba Abdul-Rahman is set to arrive in London in the coming hours to undergo a medical at Chelsea after a €25m deal was reached with Augsburg on Monday, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively reveal.
The English champions Chelsea will pay €20m upfront for the right-back with the remaining €5m to be paid depending on the appearances the Ghana international makes for the Blues.
The right-back agreed a five-year contract with the Premier League champions worth €3m a season become the most expensive transfer for Chelsea so far this summer.
He will join Radamel Falcao, Nathan, Asmir Begovic and Danilo Pantic as the club's new signing this summer.
This agreement with Augsburg paves the way for Baba Rahman to travel to London latest by Tuesday to undergo the medical with the English giants before the deal is sealed.
The two sides returned to the negotiation table on Sunday after talks broke down following the German side's insistence on €25m as the transfer sum.
However, the agent and advisor of the player convinced to two sides to return to the table for talks before the deal was reached even though Augsburg held out for €25m.
An agreement was reached that the full €25m amount will only be paid if the player appears in between 20 to 100 matches for Chelsea.
The Ghana international is Jose Mourinho’s first-choice target to replace Filipe Luis, who was sold back to Atletico Madrid last month after failing to impress at Stamford Bridge last season.
The 21-year-old has been chased by Blues boss Jose Mourinho as he looks to secure a replacement for Luis.
Rahman played in Augsburg’s 3-1 victory over Elversburg in the German Cup on Friday night but that is expected to be his last appearance for them.
He will provide competition for first choice Cesar Azpilicueta and will be given the chance to impress.
Chelsea are also refusing to give up hope of bringing Everton defender John Stones to Stamford Bridge and are expected to make an improved offer of £30m.
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