Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool could all get a boost in the transfer hunt Ajax defender Jorrel Hato.
The highly-rated young Dutch international has long been tipped for a big move, and it appears Ajax are not particularly optimistic about their prospects of keeping him.
“I’m afraid we’ll lose him next summer,” a senior Ajax source is alleged to have said. The Athletic.
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An earlier report of The Athletic has linked Hato as an Arsenal target, while journalist Graeme Bailey he has previously reported that Liverpool were interested in him.
It remains to be seen whether Arsenal would still be interested in a player of Hato’s profile after they instead signed Riccardo Calafiori in the summer, and at the time that also led to Chelsea seemingly showing an interest in Hato, according to has reported TEAMtalk.
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Hato certainly fits in with Chelsea’s approach to the transfer market, as the 18-year-old is up there with the best young players in Europe.
The Blues already have good depth in defence, however, with Hato able to play both centrally and at left back, but with big names such as Levi Colwill, Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella or Renato Veiga already among their options. positions
Arsenal, as already noted, already have Calafiori as a similar hybrid centre-back and left-back, although the Gunners could benefit from more depth in that position. if Jakub Kiwior leaves the Emirates Stadium.
Liverpool probably need Hato more right now, with the Reds facing doubts over Virgil van Dijk’s future as he nears the end of his contract.
Van Dijk isn’t getting any younger either, so he’ll need a long-term successor soon, which is also the case with Andrew Robertson at left-back.
