{"id":657184,"date":"2025-07-23T10:32:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=657184"},"modified":"2025-07-23T10:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:32:59","slug":"agent-chelsea-jorrel-hato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/23\/agent-chelsea-jorrel-hato\/","title":{"rendered":"Agent Speaks Out as Chelsea Close in on &#8216;Generational&#8217; Dutch Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are continuing to make moves in the summer transfer window having already welcomed Liam Delpa, Joao Pedro, and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens as well as finally getting their hands on Estevao now that he&#8217;s 18. This hasn&#8217;t stopped them from pursuing a Dutch talent whose agent has now confirmed interest from the World Champions.<\/p>\n<h2>Agent Confirms Chelsea Talks For Dutch Prospect<\/h2>\n<h3>Talks Are Underway<\/h3>\n<p>The representative of young Ajax defender Jorrel Hato <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbsoluteChelsea\/status\/1948014053382590967\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has noted<\/a> that &#8220;Jorrel is now talking&#8221; to the side to hash out details of a move. The Blues will be working to see if the player will agree to fall under their current wage structure before making contact with Ajax to agree on a fee for the versatile defender.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/23\/best-chelsea-players-number-11-jersey\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Best Chelsea Players to Wear the Number 11 Jersey Ever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While this is a move that&#8217;s been mentioned offhand it appears that the Premier League side are now looking to add to their defensive reinforcements with the Dutch youngster who can fill in either as a left-back or a left centre-back depending on the setup.<\/p>\n<h3>Who Is Jorrel Hato?<\/h3>\n<p>After making his way through Jong Ajax, the 19-year-old became a first team player in 2023.\u00a0 He&#8217;s been known in football circles as a top prospect with Fabrizio Romano on record <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/arsenal-romano-start-calling-hato-generational-talent-ajax-liverpool-chelsea#:~:text=Romano%20previously%20said%20in%20May,to%20be%20a%20generational%20talent.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calling him<\/a> a &#8220;generational talent&#8221; when discussing links to Arsenal earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/07\/23\/leverkusen-raheem-sterling-plettenberg\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;Not a Target&#8217;: Reporter Crushes Hopes as &#8216;Terrible&#8217; Chelsea Man Has No Suitors<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s already been capped six times by the national team and racked up 111 appearances across all comepetitions for the Eredivisie team, splitting those between a full-back role and a standard centre-back. He&#8217;s gained experience playing in major European competitions which will come in handy in a young Blues unit.<\/p>\n<p>What will hopefully translate to England is his passing ability. He&#8217;s got a pass completion rate of just a hair under 90% on 60 passes per game, he doesn&#8217;t carry the ball as much which will require some work from his partners in defense but he does offer an aerial presence to make up for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are continuing to make moves in the summer transfer window having already welcomed Liam Delpa, Joao Pedro, and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens as well as finally getting their hands on Estevao now that he&#8217;s 18. This hasn&#8217;t stopped them from pursuing a Dutch talent whose agent has now confirmed interest from the World Champions. 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