Conte: 'Baba Rahman too attacking'
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.
The 22 year-old 'Ruhr Nachrichten':
"Chelsea manager Antonio Conte told me that he wants his team to be very defensive, but I am a rather offensive full back.
"So I would have had very little playing time. Conte advised me to leave on loan. We will see what happens after this season.
"A lot of players in England are very powerful, whereas in Germany you see some better football.
"A lot of Premier League teams are still very much playing kick and rush football".