Jorrell Hato: Chelsea sign highly rated Ajax defender

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Chelsea have signed 19-year-old defender Jorrel Hato from Ajax, the club announced on Sunday.

Hato will join the Premier League club in a deal worth €46.5 million ($53m) excluding bonuses, sources told ESPN NL. Chelsea said Hato signed a long-term deal that will keep with the club until 2032 and will join up with his new teammates later this week.

"I'm very excited, I'm so happy to be here," Hato told the club's website. "I thought a lot about my future and wanted to take the next step in my career. Chelsea is the best place for me to do that so I'm very happy."

Despite his age, Hato has made more than 100 appearances for Ajax and six for the Netherlands. Hato, who became…