Chelsea bound Baba Rahman’s meteoric rise to global prominence as the sort-after young left across the globe has his U-17 national team manager Frimpong Manso buzzing.
“Baba is good. He will be good signing for Chelsea,” the former Ghana defender told Accra-based radio station, Joy Fm.
Rising from second-tier side Dreams FC to an impressive season with Ghanaian Asante Kotoko, Abdul Baba Rahman showed enough maturity and pace to attract Eurogiants like Real Madrid, Arsenal, Manchester City and Parma – but opted instead to join newly-promoted Bundesliga side Greuther Fürth in summer 2012.
Explaining that his new club gave him “the best conditions in which to develop my careerâ€, Rahman has indeed continued to evolve. Switching to Augsburg domestically, the pacy left-back has been promoted to Ghana’s senior team, and his Africa Cup of Nations performances are being monitored by Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Chelsea. And he’s still only 21.
He moves quickly: not just blessed with natural pace — it is main asset. His powerful overlapping runs from left-back can be devastatingly effective, and his ability to cross even more so. Rahman’s ability to rob opponents of the ball is a danger, and his tendency to launch a counter-attack to catch opponents on the break immediately after making a challenge is remarkably useful.
Many Ghanaians feel Baba Rahman’s playing time at Chelsea will be limited and it will definitely be a problem for their national team, the Black Stars, but the first man to manage the 21-year -old at the U-17 level has urged him to accept the challenge.
I knew Rahman was good and will go places, but i never expected him to reach this height so early in his career.
People are worried of his playing time, but it is a risk he should accept and challenge himself further. Mourinho wouldn’t go for him Felipe Luis is gone back to Atletico leaving only Azpilicueta who naturally is right back.
He can compete for the position and probably win it. This an opportunity he should accept for the betterment of his career.
Baba Rahman is expected to sign a 5-year deal with the Londoners and earn £76,000.00 a week.
