Chelsea Football Club have completed the sale of Carney Chukwuemeka has completed a permanent move to Borussia Dortmund.
The Blues confirmed the sale of the midfielder on its official website on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. According to reports from Germany, Carney Chukwuemeka signed a five-year deal which will keep him at the club until 2030.
Chukwuemeka joined Chelsea from Aston Villa in August 2022, he made 32 first-team appearances and scored two goals for the Blues. The 21-year-old featured five times for Chelsea last term, with his most recent outing coming in our UEFA Conference League win over Astana.
How much did Dortmund pay for Carney Chukwuemeka?
Borussia Dortmund paid €25 million to Chelsea for Carney Chukwuemeka with an additional €5 million in add-ons.
That deal would take Chelsea’s income from player sales this summer to a league-high £273.4m, which almost balances out the £277m spent on incoming transfers. However, Uefa have told Chelsea they must record a positive transfer balance this window in order to be allowed to register their new signings for this season’s Champions League.
This transfer follows them having been fined £26.7m for a breach of Uefa’s football earning rules and having had a squad cost ratio – the proportion of their income paid out in wages.
On the other hand, Anselmino has agreed to join Dortmund on a season-long loan deal without any option to buy clauses included.
The Argentine defender was told by manager Enzo Maresca that he needed a loan move to play the minutes he needs to develop amid competition for places in the Chelsea first-team squad.
