Overview
- Chelsea invoked a recall clause days before the winter deadline to terminate Aarón Anselmino’s loan at Borussia Dortmund, surprising the German club.
- The Argentine center back has joined Racing Club de Strasbourg on loan for the remainder of the season, a move confirmed on deadline day with the club’s welcome video.
- Dortmund had sought to keep Anselmino longer or arrange a new loan with an option to buy, according to German reports.
- Anselmino made roughly 10 appearances for Dortmund, recording one goal and one assist before the recall.
- The re-loan dovetails with Chelsea’s interest in repatriating Strasbourg defender Mamadou Sarr, with BlueCo’s shared ownership of both clubs facilitating the deal.