Chelsea are set to announce the transfer of Augsburg’s Abdul Baba Rahman imminently, according to reports.
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The Blues have been tracking Rahman for most of the summer as they look to replace Filipe Luis following his transfer back to Atletico Madrid.
And despite reports that a £17.5million offer has been rejected in recent days, Bild newspaper in Germany says Chelsea are now close to bringing him to England – with an announcement imminent.
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Jose Mourinho confirmed on Friday he was looking to bring in another full-back, and now the 21-year-old looks to be that man.
Augsburg were publicly saying last month they wanted £21.2m to sell their star asset.