Serie A switch? New boys ask Chelsea about ex-BVB defender Anselmino | OneFootball

If only he had been allowed to stay in Dortmund. But he was not. Chelsea recalled Aarón Anselmino (21) early from his loan spell at BVB in February 2026 – to the detriment of everyone involved. Now the centre-back may be on the verge of a fresh footballing start.

Due to a number of absences, those in charge at BVB took action in the summer of 2025 and brought Anselmino to Dortmund on loan. Despite injury problems, the defensive talent managed to impress. He made ten appearances for the Black and Yellows (one goal, one assist).

But Chelsea exercised their recall option and ordered Anselmino back to London. Not, however, to use him themselves, but to send him on to Racing Strasbourg. Like the Blues, the French club belong to Todd Boehly (52) and his investor group BlueCo. When the youngster left his teammates in Dortmund, tears were shed.

However, the loan spell in Alsace turned into something of a fiasco. Because of injury, he played only 15 minutes for Strasbourg. At the end of the 2025/26 season, Anselmino returned to Chelsea. However, he is not part of the plans for their star-studded, multi-million-pound squad.

Few chances of playing at Chelsea

With a contract running until 2031, the former Dortmund player appears set for another move. According to Italian transfer journalist Nicolò Schira, Serie A newcomers AC Monza are trying to sign Anselmino. Fenerbahce Istanbul are also said to be interested.

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The 21-year-old was not included in Chelsea’s squad for the first two matchdays of the new Premier League season. Only in the 2:0 win over Luton Town in the second round of the League Cup was Anselmino at least named on the bench. But he did not feature there either. Despite his lack of playing time recently, transfermarkt.de still values him at ten million euros.

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