BA COMPLETES CHELSEA SWITCH, SIGNS THREE-AND-HALF YEARS DEAL

The Blues have announced the capture of the forward for an undisclosed fee and he will be eligible for Saturday's FA Cup tie against fellow Premier League club Southampton. According to goal.com, The club refused to disclose the fee although it is expected to have met the £7 million release clause that had been in Ba's contract at St James' Park. Ba,27, was the Magpies' top scorer last season with 16 goals in all competitions, and was also leading the scoring charts this term, with 13 strikes to his name. "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 also disclosed that it was not hard for him to decide to leave for chelsea; "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."