Baba Rahman poised to complete a move to Chelsea

Augsburg defender Baba Rahman has passed a medical ahead of his move to Chelsea, according to Sky sources.

A deal for Rahman is edging closer with the fee thought to be in excess of £20m as Chelsea look to replace the departed Filipe Luis who rejoined Atletico Madrid earlier this summer.

Augsburg general manager Stefan Reuter said there are further details to discuss with Jose Mourinho’s side over his contract.

Rahman is expected to be left out of Augsburg’s squad for Saturday’s Bundesliga opener with Hertha Berlin.

His agent confirmed earlier this month the Ghana international had agreed to join Chelsea.

The Premier League champions currently have just Cesar Azpilicueta as their only option at left-back with Kurt Zouma having filled in from the bench when the Spanish defender went off injured in the Community Shield defeat to Arsenal.

Rahman, 21, impressed last season after Augsburg finished fifth in the Bundesliga and made more tackles than any other left-back in the German top flight.