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Chelsea dealt blow in hunt for Luis replacement as Augsburg rule out £14m Rahman sale
AUGSBURG chairman Jonas Hoffman has warned Chelsea that Baba Rahman is not for sale.
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Rahman has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge as a replacement for Filipe Luis, who is set to return to Atletico Madrid.
The Blues were said to be lining up a £14million bid for the 21-year-old Ghana international.
We do not need the Baba millions.
But Hoffman claims it will require a substantially better offer than that for him to let Rahman leave.
He told Bild: "We do not need the Baba millions.
"We have a good, solid team here.
Baba Rahman has been linked with Chelsea
"I am very optimistic that Baba will continue his great performances with us. He's made a very good impression at our recent training camp.
"Why keep Baba? I am an Augsburg fan. To me, it's more important that I spend the evening watching Augsburg win with a beer in my hand than when we have more money in the bank account.
"There's no need to even talk about an offer under €20m (£14m), as I've previously stated."
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