Chelsea “will quickly sit down” for assembly over potential Hato deal

Discuss of Chelsea’s curiosity in Jorrel Hato is transferring rapidly. On Friday night time, Sky Sports activities dropped the information that the Blues had been “making a transfer” to signal the Ajax defender, and that’s backed up what sources in Holland are saying.

Ajax and Chelsea able to progress Hato talks from casual to severe

Voetbal Niews say that Ajax have “beforehand held talks with Chelsea” a couple of switch for the 19 yr outdated, “months in the past.” Again in January we reported on Ben Jacobs’ claims that we had been within the combine for the teenage defender.

They are saying that Ajax technical director Alex Kroes has already spoken to somebody at Chelsea in regards to the transfer in an “casual assembly”. That was so far as issues received, however they count on new contacts quickly:

“There’s a good likelihood that [Chelsea] will sit quickly down with Ajax,” they conclude. Valued at €30m by Transfermarkt, we’ve already speculated he would go for lots greater than that, given his age, expertise and pedigree.

The place Hato suits in comparison with different prime defensive targets

So the place does Hato land compared to our different prime defensive targets this summer time? The names talked about most frequently on the again have been Bournemouth’s Dean Huijsen and Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi. We marvel if Hato is taken into account an alternate to these gamers, or somebody we’re concentrating on in addition to them.

It’s arduous to see us signing two costly defenders in a single summer time, particularly given what number of gamers we have already got on the books on the again. However, Hato’s means to play at left again virtually places him in a unique class to the opposite two, who’re pure centre-backs.

We should look ahead to extra detailed data from among the prime insiders sooner or later.