Germany’s Schalke 04 are close to announcing the return of Baba Rahman to the club after the Ghana defender successfully completed his medical on Friday.
The 23-year-old has terms already agreed with the Gelsenkirchen-based side.
Baba Rahman is heading through the exit doors at English side Chelsea in a loan deal that will keep him away for 18 months – till the end of the 208/29 season.
He first joined Schalke last season on what was meant to be a season-long loan. His spell in Germany was cut short in January 2017 when he suffered a cruciate ligament injury while on international duty with Ghana but having returned to training, the Bundesliga outfit have been confident over a deal to bring him back.
On Thursday, Schalke’s sporting director Christian Heidel declared they were on the “home straight” in getting the deal done for Baba, while admitting the Bundesliga side may have to be patient in his return to match fitness.
“He’s [Schalke] due to undergo a medical here, but the deal is not complete yet. He got some minutes with the Chelsea reserves recently. We’ll give him the time he needs, but the medical will reveal more.”
Schalke beat Inter Milan and Everton to the Ghanaian’s signature.
A formal announcement over the move is now expected anytime soon.
