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Chelsea target Aaron Anselmino recently spoke about his future as he's set to move to Stamford Bridge. He said that he's happy to move to Europe, having played in Argentina so far.
As per transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Blues are set to sign Anselmino from Boca Juniors in a deal worth over $20 million. The youngster will sign with the West London side this summer but join them in January after the Argentine Primeira Division season is over.
In a recent interview with ESPN, the 19-year-old spoke about moving to Europe, saying (via Tribal Football):
“Any player dreams of playing in Europe, I can say that I have already fulfilled my first dream.
“I saw the grounds, the stadium, everything was very nice. I’m very happy and my family is happy. It would be the nicest thing to win a title with Boca in these months."
At Chelsea, Anselmino will be playing with his compatriot Enzo Fernandez. About him, the Boca Juniors defender said:
“I told him that I admire him a lot and thanked him: hopefully I will be able to meet him soon. It was very good of him, he helped me a lot at that time.”
Anselmino has made 10 senior appearances for Boca Juniors so far and also contributed one goal.
Enzo Maresca previews Chelsea's clash against Manchester City
The Blues have had three pre-season friendlies in the US so far this summer. They drew 2-2 against League One side Wrexham, lost 4-1 against Scottish giants Celtic, and beat Mexican side Club America 3-0. They will next face Premier League champions Manchester City at the Ohio Stadium on Saturday, August 3.
Ahead of the game, manager Enzo Maresca explained his target from the game, saying (via Chelseafc.com):
"The target is to continue to try our things, the things we started doing since day one. Try to continue to improve day by day."
He added about their pre-season tour so far:
"We are improving. For sure when you have this amount of games, the focus is on the game but in this moment, we are using the games like training sessions because in this moment, our target is focusing on what we can improve."
Chelsea will also face Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in their Premier League 2024-25 opener on August 18.
