Forgotten Chelsea flop who played 23 times in eight years finally finds new club

Forgotten Chelsea star Baba Rahman has finally left the club after making just 23 appearances in eight years.

The Ghanaian international signed for Chelsea as a youngster back in 2015 for an initial fee of £14million. He arrived in west London as a promising defender, having broken onto the scene while impressing for Augsburg in the Bundesliga.

Yet Rahman’s time at Chelsea would prove to be a nightmare. He made all 23 of his Blues appearances in his debut 2015/16 campaign under Jose Mourinho and Guus Hiddink.

That season also marked his final game for Chelsea, falling out of favour with Antonio Conte the following campaign and being sent out on a staggering seven loan spells afterwards.

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Now the 29-year-old, who wears Baba on the back of his jersey as a nod to his Chelsea-supporting father, has finally managed to escape his dire situation at Stamford Bridge with a move to PAOK in the Greek league. It comes after the club and player agreed to terminate his contract this week.

Rahman signs for PAOK on a two-year deal with an additional one-year extension option, having played 17 games for the side while on loan during the 2020/21 season.

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He most recently represented Reading in the Championship for two consecutive seasons, playing 49 matches in all competitions across the two spells.

Before that, he was sent out to Schalke for three seasons in a row, playing little football before a stint with Reims in Ligue 1. Five appearances for Mallorca in La Liga followed in 2019/20 until PAOK came knocking during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He has a grand total of 211 appearances and five goals at club level.

Yet remarkably, the left-back has been able to rack up 51 appearances for the Ghana national team despite being out in the wilderness for much of his career. 

Rahman has also been able to use his earnings to launch philanthropic work in his hometown of Tamale.

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