Chelsea have agreed a deal to signal Ajax centre-back Jorrel Hato.
Sky Sports activities Information understands Chelsea can pay an preliminary charge of £35.5m, plus add-ons, for the 19-year-old.
Ajax had initially valued the participant at round £52m.
Hato is because of arrive in London within the coming days to endure a medical and finalise the paperwork on a long-term contract.
He was not included in Ajax’s squad for the Como Cup closing on Sunday as he didn’t need to threat damage forward of his transfer to Stamford Bridge.
The defender suits into Chelsea’s technique of signing younger growing gamers on low base wages on closely incentivised contracts.
The membership have been eager to signal Hato as he may present cowl to Marc Cucurella at left-back, who performed almost 70 video games final season for Chelsea and Spain.
Hato would mark the seventh new signing in the summertime switch window for Enzo Maresca, following the arrivals of Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Jamie Gittens, Estevao Willian, Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr.
Can Hato succeed within the Premier League?
Sky Sports activities’ Patrick Rowe:
Regardless of solely being 19 years of age, the bounce into the Premier League is not going to faze Jorrel Hato.
Nonetheless a young person, he has performed over 100 instances for Ajax, captained the membership at simply 17 and performed six instances for the Netherlands.
At any time when he’s tasked with stepping up, he not solely delivers, he excels.
Hato is able to enjoying at each centre again or left again, including invaluable competitors and depth to Chelsea’s backline, who’re going through a fast turnaround earlier than the 2025/26 season begins following their Membership World Cup triumph.
Nevertheless, this is not a signing simply to make up the numbers. Chelsea followers needs to be excited by the participant they’re securing. His rise has already been astronomical – however he’s simply getting began.
Sunderland in talks to signal Chelsea’s Guiu
Newest from Sky Sports activities’ Keith Downie and Kaveh Solhekol:
Sunderland are in talks with Chelsea to signal Marc Guiu.
The 19-year-old is accessible on mortgage and Sunderland have made an method to the Blues.
The ahead solely made three Premier League appearances final season, totalling 71 minutes.
Sky Sports activities to point out 215 stay Premier League video games from subsequent season
Watch extra Premier League matches on Sky Sports activities ever earlier than with 215 video games stay of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
From subsequent season, Sky Sports activities’ Premier League protection will improve from 128 matches to at the very least 215 video games solely stay.
And 80 per cent of all televised Premier League video games subsequent season are on Sky Sports activities.
