SCHALKE SIGNS CHELSEA'S BABA ON LOAN

Schalke 04 has signed Ghana international left-
back Abdul Rahman Baba on loan from Chelsea
for the coming season, both clubs confirmed on
Tuesday.

Last season, Baba made 23 appearances for
Chelsea, 19 of them starts, including his debut in
the Champions League, but has been sent on loan
by new Chelsea coach Antonio Conte to Schalke,
who finished fifth in Germany’s top flight last
season.
“Abdul is a strong attacking left back, one who I
have a lot of faith in. He will fit in well here,
because of his excellent attitude,” said Schalke’s
coach Markus Weinzierl, who worked with Baba
while he was on loan at Augsburg.
The 22-year-old spent the 2014/15 season with
Augsburg, knows his way around German
football after a stint with Greuther Fuerth, and
has played 51 Bundesliga games, plus 24 matches
in Germany’s second tier.
Baba signed a five-year contract with Chelsea in
2015 and has made a total of 15 Premier League
appearances for the Blues, featuring four times
in the Champions League.
He was part of the Ghana side that reached the
2015 Africa Cup of Nations final, when his side
lost to Ivory Coast on penalties.