Mon Jan 25, 2016 8:27 pm
DEAL DONE: Chelsea's Christian Atsu has joined Málaga on-loan until the end of the season. ( @MalagaCF_en)
Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:07 pm
Christian Atsu has joined Malaga on loan until the end of the season, Chelsea have confirmed.
The Ghanaian winger had flown to Spain to hold talks with Malaga, Levante and Rayo Vallecano as the three La Liga clubs battled to acquire him for the rest of the campaign, sources had told ESPN FC.
And Chelsea have now announced that Malaga, who are 12th in the table after 21 matches, have seen off the competition to sign Atsu on a temporary basis.
Atsu returned to Chelsea earlier this month after a lack of first-team opportunities and a stress fracture in his back forced the 24-year-old to cut short a frustrating spell at Bournemouth, where he failed to make a single Premier League appearance.