Overview

• Borussia Dortmund confirmed the 20-year-old Argentine defender for 2025/26 after he completed his medical and received squad number 28.
• Club officials said the move provides immediate cover, with Sebastian Kehl describing Anselmino as a very good solution for the current situation.
• Transfermarkt reports the loan includes no purchase option and that Dortmund will cover his salary for the season, while his Chelsea contract runs to 2031.
• Anselmino joined Chelsea from Boca Juniors in 2024 for about €16.5 million and has only a brief first-team appearance for the Blues.
• He could debut as soon as the weekend match against Union Berlin, following Dortmund’s recent permanent signing of Carney Chukwuemeka from Chelsea.