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Chelsea are making moves! Blues enter talks with Ajax over £60m-rated Jorrel Hato amid rival Liverpool interest

<p>Per <a href="https://talksport.com/football/3380254/chelsea-jorrel-hato-ajax-liverpool-transfer/" target="_blank">talkSPORT</a>, Chelsea have opened talks over a deal to sign Hato from Ajax as they seek defensive reinforcements this summer. The Blues have already recruited no fewer than seven players this summer but their only defensive acquisition has been Mamadou Sarr in a £12 million ($16m) deal from sister club Strasbourg. </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Per the report, Hato appeals to Chelsea due to his ability to play at centre-back and at left-back, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/liverpool-hold-talks-ajax-transfer-dutch-wonderkid/blt053feb417b2214a7" target="_blank">although he also figures prominently in Liverpool's thinking</a>. Hato is expected to cost around £40m ($53.5m), although Ajax are currently demanding £60m ($80m) from interested parties.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Chelsea have multiple central defensive options already but the report claims that Axel Disasi could leave amid interest from Villarreal. The Blues are hoping to earn around £30m ($40m) if they sell the centre-back, who spent the second half of the 2024-25 season on loan at Aston Villa.</p>

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<p>Chelsea face Bayer Leverkusen on August 8 in their next scheduled pre-season friendly after their Club World Cup triumph. </p>

WHAT NEXT?

Chelsea are making moves! Blues enter talks with Ajax over £60m-rated Jorrel Hato amid rival Liverpool interest | Goal.com

Chelsea have opened talks over a deal to sign Jorrel Hato from Ajax, according to a new report. 