Chelsea officially confirm another signing as busy transfer window continues

Chelsea have officially confirmed the signing of highly-rated younger defender Aaron Anselmino from Boca Juniors.

The 19-year-old Argentine expertise had been on the Blues’ radar for a number of weeks, with famend switch skilled Fabrizio Romano lately reporting that the 2 golf equipment had reached an settlement.

The deal, valued at £15.6 million, sees Anselmino signal a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge.

Nonetheless, as a part of the settlement, the younger defender will stay on mortgage at Boca Juniors for the 2024-25 season, permitting him to proceed his growth in Argentina earlier than becoming a member of the Premier League facet.

He joins the listing of rising skills Chelsea have signed from South America lately, which seems to be a part of their newest switch technique underneath Todd Boehly.

Like Anselmino, they’ve comparable offers agreed for the likes of Estevao Willian, Kendry Paez, and Independiente del Valle.

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Chelsea are having a busy switch window

Chelsea have been lively within the present switch window, making a number of high-profile signings to bolster their squad.

This contains: Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor, Renato Veiga, Omari Kellyman, Filip Jorgensen, Tosin Adarabioyo, Caleb Wiley, Estevao Willian, and striker Marc Guiu. The membership has invested near €129m in new gamers to date.

On the similar time, Chelsea have additionally offloaded a number of gamers, producing roughly €101m in gross sales.

Amongst those that have departed are Ian Maatsen, Lewis Corridor, and Omari Hutchinson. Moreover, Conor Gallagher is predicted to finish a transfer to Atletico Madrid for a price of round €42m, additional contributing to the membership’s switch exercise.