OFFICIAL: Chelsea sign Ajax’s teenage defender Jorrel Hato for an initial £35.5m

Chelsea has completed the signing of teenage defender Jorrel Hato from Ajax to take their summer spending than £ 250 million.

The blues pay a first fee of £ 35.5 million plus add-ons for the 19-year-old, who signed a seven-year contract with Stamford Bridge.

Nederlands International fits in with Chelsea's strategy to sign young developing players on low basic wages and on heavily stimulated contracts.

The club World Cup champions would like to sign Hato, because he can also offer coverage for Marc Cucurella on the left, who played nearly 70 games for Chelsea and Spain last season.

Hato becomes the eighth summer signing of Chelsea after the arrivals of Joao Pedro (£ 60 million), Jamie Gittens (£ 51.1 million), Liam delap (£ 30m), Estevao Willian (£ 29.1m), Dario Essugo (£ 18.5m) and Mamadou)

The expenditure of Chelsea this summer has now broken the £ 250 million, with Liverpool the only Premier League side that has spent more (£ 295.5 million).

The side of Enzo Maresca could still make more additions this summer, with Chelsea in conversations about signing RB Leipzig attacker Xavi Simons.

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