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 were hoping to get the Jorrel Hato business done lickety-split, but it’s proving a bit trickier than anticipated to prize the young defender away from Ajax Amsterdam.