Official: Chelsea recall Aarón Anselmino from Boca Juniors

Following recent rumors and reports in Argentinian media, Chelsea have now officially confirmed the recall of young defender Aarón Anselmino from Boca Juniors.

Anselmino signed for us back in the summer, but he was loaned back to Boca, where he would see regular playing time before an injury ruled him out for the final few weeks of their league season. We have reportedly paid an extra €1m to break the loan now, at the end of their season.

The 19-year-old is expected to stay with Chelsea as things stand, though that probably was the plan even before we learned that Wesley Fofana could be out for the rest of the season.

“He’s another talent, another good player. Now the most important thing is that he arrives here, adapts himself, finds a house, and settles in the right way. Then we need to give him time because when you come from the other part of the world, you need to adapt. You need to see a new world, a new culture. For sure we are going to try to help him to adapt as soon as possible. “At the moment, the plan is to keep him here to allow him to work with us, and then to take a decision. If he’s here it’s because we think he is a good player, and he can help us, but for sure he is very young, and he is coming from Argentina, with a completely different culture, different football, different level, so he needs time to adapt.” -Enzo Maresca; source: Chelsea FC

Boca president, Argentina legend Juan Román Riquelme is confident that Anselmino will live up to expectations. Let’s hope he’s more correct than the Shakhtar crew have been about Mykhailo Mudryk!

“He has developed a lot. With the growth, the head that he has and the desire to learn that he shows, he is on his way to being a great footballer. He is going to be a player for the national team. He is going to compete with the centre-backs.” -Juan Román Riquelme; source: ESPN via Metro

Vamos, A-a-ron!

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