CHELSEA fans are finally set to wave goodbye to one of their longest-serving signings… Baba Rahman.
The Blues have earned an unwanted reputation in recent years for buying up talent then constantly sending them out on loan.
And Rahman knows all too well about the system, having been sent away SEVEN times with four different clubs.
But at last Chelsea are set to release the flop left-back, who was deemed below grade for the first team.
He’s set to join PAOK in Greece and fans feel it’s about time.
One said: “At long last the forgotten son is released.”
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Another added: “Baba finally escaping Chelsea’s loan army! Man needed a fresh start miles away from Stamford Bridge.”
Rahman, now 29, signed for Chelsea from Augsburg in 2015 as a highly-touted prospect.
But he suffered inconsistent form and by the following season, the defender was out on loan with Schalke, also returning in 2018.
Rahman had other stints with Reims, Mallorca, PAOK, and Reading, where he played his football last season.
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The full-back prepares to leave Chelsea having made only 23 appearances.
Despite never getting the chance to hold down a regular spot in the Blues’ squad, Rahman insisted the transfer was no mistake.
He told 3Sports in 2021: “I don’t think I will one day say I regret joining Chelsea Football Club.
“Not every player gets the chance to play for one of the best teams in the world so it is one thing I would say to my kids, that once I played for a top club in the world.”
Rahman will become the latest player to have been released by Chelsea, after 13 left in the summer.
Midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko – signed for £40million in 2017 – was among those to go and is now without a club.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
