Ba joins Chelsea

Of course it was an easy decision for Demba Ba to leave Newcastle for Chelsea! Who wouldn't want to get the hell off of a team that may well be in a relegation battle before the season is up, to go to the reigning European Champions? What a great grab for Chelsea! Now having Ba as an option up front may spurn a change in Torres. Maybe some real competition will finally be what Fernando needs to get back to his Liverpool ways. 

I'm really surprised that Arsenal or Liverpool (especially) didn't make a serious bid to snag Ba.  Both clubs are in bad need of another striker and Ba would have fit in with both clubs I think.  Of course it may very well have been a money issue seeing as the terms of Ba's transfer haven't been announced.

Thoughts Chelsea fans?


Via Press Association-Demba Ba said it was an easy decision to sign for the Champions League winners after his move to Chelsea was confirmed by the club on Friday.


The Senegal striker signed a 3 1/2-year contract after his move from Newcastle for an undisclosed fee. The London club had triggered a £7million ($11.3 million) release clause in his Magpies contract. Ba, 27, who will be eligible for selection for Saturday's FA Cup third-round match at Southampton, will wear the No. 29 shirt.


"It feels good to be here, I'm very happy and very proud. When the club who won the Champions League wants you, the decision is very easy. This club is massive and that's something that helped the decision a lot.
It was not a hard one," Ba told Chelsea's official website.

"It was important for me, and for Newcastle, to get my future sorted and now we can move on. Now they have the whole month to buy someone and for me as well, the sooner the better. Now I am here I just need to get settled in."


Ba is joint-third in the Premier League scorers table this season with 13 goals so far. The transfer puts the seal on a stunning rise from the lower reaches of French football to the European champions.


Born in the suburbs of Paris, Ba played for Port Autonome du Havre, Montrouge and third division side Rouen before moving to Mouscron, in the Belgian top flight.


He then moved to Hoffenheim, helping them win promotion to the Bundesliga, and was signed by West Ham two years ago.