Chelsea are closing in on a deal worth more than 40m euros (£34.8m) to sign 19-year-old Netherlands defender Jorrel Hato from Ajax. (Athletic - subscription required)

Jorrel Hato might be young, but the Dutch centre-back is used to taking responsibility in Amsterdam, as The Athletic found out last year

Chelsea is on the verge of securing Ajax's highly-rated 19-year-old defender Jorrel Hato, with personal terms already agreed. While the clubs are