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Can someone verify those reports, or is it just typical BlueCo PR because we needed to replace Sarr after pump faking yet another transfer target?
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No one can verify them, which is why they make for perfect PR.

'Tapping up' is an unenforceable rule except in very specific and very limited circumstances.

It is also conveniently vague - what is it that Dortmund are actually have said to have done? Are they not allowed to say things like "wow Anselmino is so good we would like to have him next year provided we can afford him"? Is their coach not allowed to give him positive feedback? Are there players not allowed to compliment him in training? Did they feed him nicer food than his teammates? Did they allow him to have too much fun?

Dortmund wouldn't have needed to do anything to convince him other than offer him play time, it is the obvious risk when you loan to other top clubs. Dortmund would still have had to pay the same fees as anyone else interested, and their reported interest would only drive the price up, not down. Hell Dortmund being interested should have automatically signalled that Bayern would be joining the bidding table. Also, Dortmund happily supported him through injury, and given his accelerating injury record selling him back to Dortmund at a profit, with a decent sell-on or buy-back clause, would have been the smart option.

BlueCo's handling of this has not just been typically stupid, but also done with the characteristic contempt for players and the sport itself that is now a hallmark of how this club conducts itself with transfers.

 
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Can someone verify those reports, or is it just typical BlueCo PR because we needed to replace Sarr after pump faking yet another transfer target?
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November 2025 the Sporting Director publicly stating they want to sign him permanently. Same thing they did with Chukwuemeka and same thing they tried with Maatsen. If he's saying this in public, he's certainly in the players ear behind closed doors.

 
This is the report in the news:

The Argentine’s loan deal has no option to buy clause, but Dortmund’s sporting director Sebastian Kehl hinted that the club are looking to open talks with Chelsea to explore making the deal permanent.

‘I will have to pick up the phone in the next few days and will certainly call them,’ Kehl said after their victory.
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So the SD said they're interested and will give Chelsea a call to enquire about Anselmino. Is that considered tapping up a player? Are they not allowed to ask Chelsea if they are interested in buying the player?

 
This is the report in the news:

So the SD said they're interested and will give Chelsea a call to enquire about Anselmino. Is that considered tapping up a player? Are they not allowed to ask Chelsea if they are interested in buying the player?
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Given we loaned them Chukwuemeka and then agreed a permanent sale right after the loan, I'd say this is "normal" behaviour on Dortmund's part that we have been happy to go along with before. So not sure why we would now be having a hissy fit with them ... seems daft to piss off a decent club that is happy to take some of our SDs "speculative" signings and give them experience in the CL and competing domestically.

 
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If the tapping rumours are true then I don’t care if Anselmino was distraught at leaving. Club have done the right thing by getting him out of Germany.
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Is it tapping up though if you loan me a player, and I make it known I am interested in signing him permanently? Ideally you either come to the table with a reasonable number or price him out of the market. Instead we have thrown our dummies out, not even bothered checking to see what Dortmund are seeing, and sent him to an inferior league.

Dortmund’s actions aren’t unusual and we could have even sold him to them short term at a discounted fee with a buyback/sell on clause. As it stand, I don’t see the plan with Anselmino

 
Is it tapping up though if you loan me a player, and I make it known I am interested in signing him permanently? Ideally you either come to the table with a reasonable number or price him out of the market. Instead we have thrown our dummies out, not even bothered checking to see what Dortmund are seeing, and sent him to an inferior league.

Dortmund’s actions aren’t unusual and we could have even sold him to them short term at a discounted fee with a buyback/sell on clause. As it stand, I don’t see the plan with Anselmino
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Ligue 1 is not inferior to Bundesliga in 2026.

He's missed 2/3 of his time at Dortmund with them unable to manage his minutes and fitness. We can manage it far better for the long term at Strasbourg and as we've seen its a legitimate path into the Chelsea team.

 
Ligue 1 is not inferior to Bundesliga in 2026.

He's missed 2/3 of his time at Dortmund with them unable to manage his minutes and fitness. We can manage it far better for the long term at Strasbourg and as we've seen its a legitimate path into the Chelsea team.
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And if that's their assessment, then it would be a fairly valid opinion to put out there as the reason to bring him back to be sent to Strasbourg. Instead, the club has decided to go with the "tapping up" story.

 
And if that's their assessment, then it would be a fairly valid opinion to put out there as the reason to bring him back to be sent to Strasbourg. Instead, the club has decided to go with the "tapping up" story.
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Dortmund are pretty well known for it.

Its been a one way relationship since the start, f**k them.

 
Dortmund are pretty well known for it.

Its been a one way relationship since the start, f**k them.
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Are they? I thought that Dortmund was a team losing their players to bigger teams across Europe but, otherwise, I don't really know about how much "tapping up" Dortmund does. And, in this case, it seems that they were open with Chelsea about their interest. Also, tapping up is what we did with Olise and Palace, so I'm not sure that we are in a good place to condemn it.

 
Is it tapping up though if you loan me a player, and I make it known I am interested in signing him permanently? Ideally you either come to the table with a reasonable number or price him out of the market. Instead we have thrown our dummies out, not even bothered checking to see what Dortmund are seeing, and sent him to an inferior league.

Dortmund’s actions aren’t unusual and we could have even sold him to them short term at a discounted fee with a buyback/sell on clause. As it stand, I don’t see the plan with Anselmino
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Yes it is tapping up especially if the rumours that said Dortmund asked him to submit a transfer request.

That would be the perfect example of tapping up.

 
Are they? I thought that Dortmund was a team losing their players to bigger teams across Europe but, otherwise, I don't really know about how much "tapping up" Dortmund does. And, in this case, it seems that they were open with Chelsea about their interest. Also, tapping up is what we did with Olise and Palace, so I'm not sure that we are in a good place to condemn it.
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We did it once so we should let any team do it to us? I'm sure if Olise was on loan to us when we did it Palace would have wanted him back.

 
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Yes it is tapping up especially if the rumours that said Dortmund asked him to submit a transfer request.

That would be the perfect example of tapping up.
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Based on rumours, started by our PR BS machine? What we know is that Dortmund SD said that they were going to get in contact with Chelsea to enquire about the possibility of buying. Other than that, we don't know.

 
We did it once so we should let any team do it to us? I'm sure if Olise was on loan to us when we did it Palace would have wanted him back.
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No, but we can't get our knickers on a twist about it either, since we've done it to others too. We're in our right to recall the player, no excuses needed, and even less such a lame one. More of the PR BS released by our magnificent board and directors.

 
No, but we can't get our knickers on a twist about it either, since we've done it to others too. We're in our right to recall the player, no excuses needed, and even less such a lame one. More of the PR BS released by our magnificent board and directors.
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Have we got our knickers in a twist? All i've seen is he's got recalled, Dortmund are said to be furious and we explained why he was recalled.

I know these owners are dog sh*t and the club is dying but we don't need to overreact to everything. i honestly don't see anything wrong with the way this was handled and actually think its the right decision for the club and player.

 
Have we got our knickers in a twist? All i've seen is he's got recalled, Dortmund are said to be furious and we explained why he was recalled.

I know these owners are dog sh*t and the club is dying but we don't need to overreact to everything. i honestly don't see anything wrong with the way this was handled and actually think its the right decision for the club and player.
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How? Pulling a player from a stable environment where he is competing for the Bundesliga & CL, and dumping him in a Conference team that are out of European places.

Fully expect his agent to shop him around in the summer, and or Dortmund slap in a bid.

 
The whole Dortmund were tapping him up thing is just so convenient.

We recalled Anselmino because it was becoming apparent Jacquet didn’t want to come here amidst Liverpool and Bayern interest, so they used Sarr as a fall back and sent Anselmino to Strasbourg in order to not have Strasbourg with just their dick in their hand.

We all know their every move and intention by now.

 
How? Pulling a player from a stable environment where he is competing for the Bundesliga & CL, and dumping him in a Conference team that are out of European places.

Fully expect his agent to shop him around in the summer, and or Dortmund slap in a bid.
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A team that’s mismanaged his fitness so poorly he’s only played in 1/3 of the games available to him.

Dortmund can slap a bid in all the want, he’s a contracted player for multiple years. They’ll have to pay up if they want him.

 
The whole Dortmund were tapping him up thing is just so convenient.

We recalled Anselmino because it was becoming apparent Jacquet didn’t want to come here amidst Liverpool and Bayern interest, so they used Sarr as a fall back and sent Anselmino to Strasbourg in order to not have Strasbourg with just their dick in their hand.

We all know their every move and intention by now.
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Are you just ignoring the Dortmund’s SD’s own words from November? Two things can be true.

 
So I think his minutes for Strasbourg thus far is in the single digit range. Meanwhile, Sarr doesn't get a lot of minutes for us and in the one he does get, he's played out of position and is directly at fault for a goal vs PSG. Oh, and he kind of blocks Acheampong. So thats a negative for Strasbourg, Dortmund, Chelsea, Sarr, Anselmino and Acheampong. Have to be some kind of record, surely?

 
So I think his minutes for Strasbourg thus far is in the single digit range. Meanwhile, Sarr doesn't get a lot of minutes for us and in the one he does get, he's played out of position and is directly at fault for a goal vs PSG. Oh, and he kind of blocks Acheampong. So thats a negative for Strasbourg, Dortmund, Chelsea, Sarr, Anselmino and Acheampong. Have to be some kind of record, surely?
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But you're missing the bigger picture. Winstanley's opportunity to have his Billy Beane moneyball moment, with Strasbourg on hold on line 1, whilst he plays hardball with Dortmund on line 2, with Anselmino's agent also on hold and Sarr packing his bags in the Strasbourg changing room. Oooh you go WinStupid, you're the man in the know.

 
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