Ghana defender Baba Rahman opens up on close retirement decision

Ghana defender Baba Rahman has opened up about the emotional journey he endured during his time at Chelsea, admitting he came close to retiring from football due to a series of severe injuries.Rahman, who signed for Chelsea in 2015 from Augsburg for an initial £14 million, spent eight years at Stamford Bridge, but only made 23 first-team appearances for the club.His time was marred by multiple loan spells and a series of debilitating injuries. Among these, a second ACL injury in 2019 nearly forced him to retire from football."I had a tough time with injuries at Chelsea," Rahman reflects. "I had to fight through so much. When I got that second ACL injury, I thought about quitting. It had taken me 18 months to come back from the first one, and I felt like maybe it was time to walk away."It was then that Dr. Paco Biosca, Chelsea's former medical director, played a crucial role in his recovery. Rahman credits Dr. Paco for convincing him not to give up on his career."I told my family I was quitting," he recalls. "But Dr Paco told me that he had seen other players come back from such...

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