Chelsea defender Baba Rahman pushing for January return

  • Baba Rahman is pushing to be back in contention to play for Chelsea in January
  • The 23-year-old has been out since February with knee ligament damage
  • The Ghanain has been back in first team training since October

Chelsea defender Baba Rahman is pushing to be back in contention to play for Antonio Conte in January.

The 23-year-old has been out since February with knee ligament damage but has been back in first team training since October.

Antonio Conte wants greater competition for Marcos Alonso and has been pushing to sign Alex Sandro from Juventus among others.

Chelsea defender Baba Rahman is pushing to be back in contention to play in January

However, with the Italians wanting £50million that deal is still difficult.

Rahman has pushed himself into consideration for Conte but knows he has offers of loan moves also should he fail to figure.

Everton, Monaco and Schalke have all posted interest in taking the Ghana international on loan in January and Rahman will weigh up his best options over the next few weeks.

Rahman made 21 appearances during his loan spell as Schalke last term before getting injured

Rahman made 21 appearances during his loan spell as Schalke last term before getting injured



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