Chelsea close to Aaron Anselmino deal as triple transfer signing nears | OneFootball

Marc Guiu will undergo a medical at Stamford Bridge, with fellow youngster Omari Kellyman also joining from Aston Villa

Chelsea are closing in on the £17million transfer of teenage centre-back Aaron Anselmino from Boca Juniors.

Anselmino is expected to sign a six-year deal at Chelsea, with a loan to sister club Strasbourg a likely first step.

A talented central defender who can also operate in midfield, Anselmino has made 10 first-team appearances for Boca, having joined the club aged 12 and progressed through the youth ranks.

Brazil starlet Estevao Willian’s £29.5million transfer from Palmeiras has already been wrapped up, with the 17-year-old poised to move to Stamford Bridge after turning 18 in 2025.

Chelsea already have Brazilian youngsters Andrey Santos, Deivid Washington and Angelo Gabriel on the Stamford Bridge books.

Triple signing: Youngsters Omari Kellyman, Aaron Anselmino and Marc Guiu are all set to join Chelsea

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Ecuador’s fast-developing starlet Kendry Paez is another South American prospect in the west London ranks, and now Chelsea want to add Anselmino to that growing stable.

Chelsea’s owners are understood to consider the South American market as offering the potential to gain added value from the most promising youth talents.

The Blues bosses appear ready to continue to tap those resources, building a plentiful and potential-rich cohort from the vast, football-obsessed continent.

Chelsea have received immediate vindication for recruiting Estevao, in the shape of the highest possible praise from current Brazil great Neymar.

The 128-cap forward has picked out Estevao as Brazil’s next big star, which will have proved music to the ears of Chelsea’s ambitious owners.