Aarón Anselmino suffers another hamstring injury

STRASBOURG, FRANCE - APRIL 4: Aaron Anselmino of RC Strasbourg in action during the Ligue 1 McDonald's match between RC Strasbourg Alsace and OGC Nice at Stade de la Meinau on April 4, 2026 in Strasbourg, France. (Photo by Sathire Kelpa/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Aarón Anselmino’s season has gone from bad to worse, with the youngster suffering another hamstring injury, this time to his other leg! The Chelsea loanee had just returned from several weeks on the sidelines, but is now set to be ruled out again for who knows how long. RC Strasbourg head coach Gary O’Neil confirmed the news ahead of the first leg of their UEFA Conference League quarterfinal against Mainz tonight.

“It’s the other hamstring this time. He needs to undergo tests to determine the severity of the injury.”

-Gary O’Neil; source: L’Equipe via Google Translate

Anselmino was sent on loan to Strasbourg to replace Mamadou Sarr, but just like Sarr at Chelsea, he’s hardly played. But at least in Anselmino’s case, the reason is fairly obvious: the 20-year-old has been dealing with a hamstring problem. In fact, he’s made just three appearances since joining, for a grand total of 15 minutes.

Injuries have been a constant problem this season for Anselmino, though he still managed to impress in his limited action at Borussia Dortmund in the first half of the campaign. They really wanted to keep him, but we saw fit — no pun intended — to recall him in the winter, and farm him out to RCSA instead. That’s not worked out for anyone involved.