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Ba: I was ready to go and to play there (at Arsenal), but it didn't happen

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The Senegal striker, a January signing of former Blues boss Rafael Benitez, has cut a peripheral figure in Jose Mourinho's second stint at the Chelsea helm.
The 28-year-old could make his Champions League debut when Chelsea play Basel in Group E on Wednesday night after vowing to fight for his place.
Mourinho preferred to allow Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku to move on loan, for a second season, to Everton than to send Ba to the Emirates Stadium on transfer deadline day, having added a fourth striker in Samuel Eto'o to his playing pool.
"I was ready to go and to play there (at Arsenal), but it didn't happen," Ba said.
"I think I'm a good professional, and I've always worked hard to deserve what I have. Until today I will keep doing the same.
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