Aaron Anselmino to Chelsea?

The 19 year old central defender has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge from Argentine Giants Boca Juniors.

Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea has most certainly been amongst the most active clubs in the transfer market not only in the context of the Premier League but also in European Football. The latest player looking likely to seal a move to Stamford Bridge in West London is Boca Juniors’ 19 year old Argentine central defender Aaron Anselmino.

As of the time of writing, Chelsea have confirmed the signing of a total of 7 players who are the following: Tosin Adarabioyo (Free, Fulham), Marc Guiu (€6m, Barcelona), Caleb Wiley (€10.10m, Atlanta United), Renato Veiga (€14m, FC Basel), Omari Kellyman (£20 million, Aston Villa), Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (£33m, Leicester City), and most recently Filip Jorgensen (€24.5 million, Villarreal).

The Blues’ transfer expenditure so far totals no less than €112.5 million (£94.95 million), which is the fourth most in Europe to date. Only France’s Olympique Lyonnais (€134.29 million, £113.34 million), Germany’s Bayern Munich (€145.4 million, £122.71 million) and fellow Premier League club Aston Villa (€176.2 million, £148.67 million).

And Chelsea look like they are going to make Aaron Anselmino the latest addition to this squad in the 2024 summer transfer window ahead of the rapidly approaching 2024/25 Premier League season.

Reports suggest that the central defender will sign for the Stamford Bridge club for a fee of £17 million before being loaned back to Argentina for the remainder of the 2024 Argentine Primera Division season. He would then return to Chelsea in January 2025 once Argentina’s top flight season concludes in December.

Anselmino has been at current club Boca Juniors since he joined the club aged 12 back in 2017, going on to officially sign a professional contract with them back on 10th June 2023, before signing an extension to December 2028 the following year on 9th January 2024.

His senior debut for Boca came in a 1 – 1 league draw against Lanus as a second half substitute on 11th June 2023. He went on to make 3 appearances for the club in the 2023 season, which saw his club finish 7th with a total of 44 points.

So far in the 2024 season, Aaron Anselmino has made 1 senior appearance, whilst also making 2 appearances and scoring a goal in this season’s Copa Sudamericana – the South American equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.

His goal came in a Group D game against Sportivo Trinidense from Paraguay, where he scored the winner in the latter stages of the second half (71’). As of the time of writing, Boca Juniors have got themselves through to the Round of 16 of a competition they have won on 2 occasions to date. Their next opponent is going to be Brazil’s Cruzeiro.

Should this transfer get over the line, Chelsea fans across the country and the world will be keeping an eye on Aaron Anselmino, as he continues to show promise and develop whilst playing his football for Boca Juniors for the remainder of 2024 before joining up with Enzo Maresca’s Blues squad in January 2025.

Excitement and anticipation are building ahead of the 2024/25 Premier League season, and there is strong optimism that Chelsea can enjoy a very successful campaign in the English top flight.

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