Reports in England claim Chelsea have extended left-back Baba Rahman’s contract by a year and sent him on loan to Real Mallorca for the season.

The Ghana international has played 23 games for Chelsea – all in 2015-16.

Rahman joined the Blues in 2015 for £22million from German side Augsburg but hasn’t made an impact in west London whatsoever.

The 25-year-old had loan spells with Bundesliga club Schalke and French side Reims last term.

Lampard is keen to trim the fat off his squad before he continues with the rest of Chelsea’s busy season.

Lampard’s side have Champions League football to contend with this year, following Maurizio Sarri’s Europa League win last season.

Likely to follow Rahman out the door is the versatile Kenedy, who is close to agreeing a year-long loan deal with Getafe, according to Goal.

The Brazilian showed some quality during pre-season but Lampard doesn’t view him as essential to his first team plans.

It’s thought that Kenedy will also sign a new deal with Chelsea before heading out to Spain for the season.

Rahman’s move to Mallorca will be the fourth loan spell during his time with Chelsea, while Kenedy also spent 18 months with Newcastle previously.

Goal are also reporting that midfielder Lucas Piazon is close to leaving the Premier League for Portuguese side Rio Ave.

Chelsea are, according to Daily Express, expected to have close to 25 players on loan with other clubs once the window shuts, something which FIFA are looking to clamp down on.

The Blues are already under a FIFA transfer ban, which was imposed at the beginning of the year over their past recruitment policy on foreign minors.

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