Chelsea Agree Deal For Ajax Defender Hato

Chelsea person agreed a interest of astir £37m for Ajax defender Jorrel Hato, taxable to nan Dutch club's supervisory committee approval.

The 19-year-old Dutchman is expected to motion a seven-year statement lasting until 2032 and will complete a medical, having been fixed nan greenish ray to recreation to westbound London.

Chelsea see Hato a talented young action to adhd title to nan backline, wherever he is tin of playing astatine either left-back aliases successful cardinal defence.

Hato made his elder debut for Ajax successful February 2023 astatine conscionable 16 years and 335 days old, making him nan third-youngest subordinate ever to characteristic successful an Eredivisie crippled for nan club

He has made 75 appearances for nan Eredivisie broadside and made his elder debut for nan Netherlands successful 2023.

Ajax person decided to waste him, pinch a request to raise costs aft a two-year hiatus from nan important revenues of nan Champions League. They will return to Europe's top-tier title this season.

Chelsea are believed to beryllium adjacent to finishing their summertime business but stay successful nan marketplace for different attacker, having held talks pinch nan representatives of RB Leipzig's Xavi Simons without making a general bid.

They are besides aiming to make further subordinate income pinch Christopher Nkunku apt to leave, arsenic good arsenic an openness to waste striker Nicolas Jackson for nan correct price.

There besides remains a squad of unwanted players training separately from Enzo Maresca's first team, including Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Renato Veiga, Axel Disasi, Carney Chukwuemeka, Armando Broja and Lesley Ugochukwu.

Hato would beryllium Chelsea's eighth summation to nan squad this summer, pinch their spending truthful acold reaching a mixed sum of complete £250m, which is balanced by complete £150m of subordinate sales.