Chelsea has had new conversations for Ajax defender Jorrel Hato while exploring defensive reinforcements, Talksport understands.
Hato is high in the blues thinking and also on the radar of Liverpool.
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The 19-year-old graduate of the Ajax Academy is by appointment because he can play central defenders or left-back.
Chelsea is looking for a versatile left -wing defender, since Ben Chilwell and Renato Veiga are expected to leave this summer.
Marc Cucurella is Manager Enzo Maresca’s defender, but cover for the Spanish international occasionally comes from Malo Gusto and even Reece James, with both players natural right -back.
Levi Colwill can also be used as a left -back and started 0-0 last season in Everton, but it is not his preferred position.
Hato showed 50 times for Ajax last season, scored three goals and won six upper limits for the Netherlands.
He became contractually with the Dutch giants by 2028 and has no release clause.
A transfer is expected to cost around £ 40 million, although Ajax Clubs quotes a bloated price of 60 million GBP.
It is not assumed that a Premier League club has made an offer for the Eredivisie -Talent 2024/25 of the year.
Hato is also admired the type of young defensive profile, Liverpool’s sports director, Richard Hughes, and the club wants to add a central defender in the age group 18 to 22.
Marc Guehi from Crystal Palace is the only exception to this rule, but Liverpool does not continue if the price of more than 45 million GBP remains.
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Chelsea has various central defender options in the books such as Colwill, Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo and Benoit Badishile.
Wesley Fofana remains a thigh injury, while Mamadou Sarr Aaron Anselmino connected as another young view.
Talk sport understands that Villarreal Axel Disasi spoke out during a summer train. Chelsea hoped to earn 25 million GBP up to £ 30 million.
Disasi was an irregular player under Maresca and spent the second half of last season in Aston Villa.
He was also not selected in the Chelsea Club World Cup squad for the tournament of this summer, which they won on Sunday by defeating Paris Saint-Germain in the final and earning almost £ 100 million.