Chelsea have sealed the transfer of Augsburg defender Baba Rahman.
Having seen Brazilian left-back return to Atletico Madrid this month after just one season at Stamfoird Bridge, Jose Mourinho has splashed the £15.8million from that deal on the Ghanaian defender.
Baba, who is just 21 years of age, has attracted a lot of attention of from a host of leading European clubs after a breakthrough season with in the German top flight last season with Augsburg.
Chelsea have agreed to pay a fee in excess of €25m to sign the former Kotoko left-back, a player Augsburg paid just €2.5m to sign from Greuther Furth a year ago.
And, according to Bundesliga expert and journalist Daniel Busch, Jose Mourinho has moved under the radar to snap up the defender:
Chelsea sign Augsburg left-back Rahman Baba for a fee of more than €25m, according to Sportbild. — Daniel Busch (@dan_bu) 2013-07-22 14:22:09.0