UPDATE: And now it's official.
Confirmation that @ChristianAtsu20 has joined Malaga on loan until the end of the season... https://t.co/pAzD0m3xKe
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 25, 2016
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It's not been confirmed by either team yet, but it looks like Christian Atsu's next loan destination is set. Who I'm assuming to be an adviser or PR person tweeted the following picture a few hours ago.
Official confirmation of @ChristianAtsu20 of @ChelseaFC loan to @MalagaCF till the end of the season. #fgs #cfc pic.twitter.com/vTzeJsSoIK
— Saif Rubie (@saifpr) January 25, 2016
Atsu spent the first half of the season being mostly injured while on loan at AFC Bournemouth. The 24-year-old had been linked with a few teams in Spain as potential destinations for the second half of the season, and while it looked like Levante might win the race, it would appear that they were pipped to the prize by Malaga.
Hopefully Atsu does a little bit better than our previous loanee on the Andalusian coast. Lucas Piazon accumulated a little under 500 minutes (14 appearances but only 4 starts) there back in 2013.