Chelsea have agreed a payment of round £37m for Ajax defender Jorrel Hato, topic to the Dutch membership’s supervisory board approval.

The 19-year-old Dutchman is anticipated to signal a seven-year contract lasting till 2032 and can full a medical, having been given the inexperienced mild to journey to west London.

Chelsea take into account Hato a gifted younger choice so as to add competitors to the backline, the place he’s able to taking part in at both left-back or in central defence.

Hato made his senior debut for Ajax in February 2023 at simply 16 years and 335 days outdated, making him the third-youngest participant ever to characteristic in an Eredivisie recreation for the membership

He has made 75 appearances for the Eredivisie facet and made his senior debut for the Netherlands in 2023.

Ajax have determined to promote him, with a necessity to boost funds after a two-year hiatus from the substantial revenues of the Champions League. They are going to return to Europe’s top-tier competitors this season.

Chelsea are believed to be near ending their summer season enterprise however stay out there for an additional attacker, having held talks with the representatives of RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons with out making a proper bid.

They’re additionally aiming to make additional participant gross sales with Christopher Nkunku more likely to depart, in addition to an openness to promote striker Nicolas Jackson for the correct worth.

There additionally stays a squad of undesirable gamers coaching individually from Enzo Maresca’s first workforce, together with Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Renato Veiga, Axel Disasi, Carney Chukwuemeka, Armando Broja and Lesley Ugochukwu.