Most valuable professional in the eredivisia
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The Chelsea FC for several weeks has been striving for Jorrel Hato from Ajax Amsterdam, now an agreement seems to be anticipated. “”The athletic“It assumes that the parties will agree on a transfer of 40 million euros for the 19 -year -old defender in the coming days. The player is said to have already agreed to move to London.
At the age of 16, Hato made his debut for the first team and was among the five youngest Ajax professionals in history. The left -back quickly established himself in the Roman team and can already show 111 missions for the Dutch record champions. Last season he came on 31 games in the Eredivisie and was involved in eight goals. With a market value of 35 million euros, he is the most valuable professional in Eredivisie together with Feyenoords Igor Paixão.
In the history of Ajax it would be ninth time that the club occupies 40 million euros or more for one player. Chelsea already paid 29 times a transfer of at least 40 million euros. Together with Jurrien Timber, who moved to Arsenal in 2023, and Hakim Ziyech, who switched to the blues in 2020, Hato would take seventh place among record sales. Hato would have to duel with the Spanish European champion Marc Cucurella to the position of the left -back at Chelsea, but he can also be used in the center.
If Chelsea Hato signs for EUR 40 million, the editions of the blues would increase to EUR 284 million – only Liverpool has paid more so far. According to Jamie Gitten (BVB, 64.3 million), João Pedro (Brighton, 63.7 million), Liam Delap (Ipswich, 35.5 million), Estêvão (Palmeiras, 34 million), Dário Essugo (Sporting, 22.3 million), Mamadou Sarr (Strasbourg, 14 million) and Kendry Páez (independent, 10 million) the eighth newcomer. In contrast, there is income of EUR 122 million.