Chelsea will pay an initial fee of £35.5m plus add-ons for Jorrel Hato; Ajax had previously valued the player at £52m; Hato is due to fly into London in the coming days to undergo a medical before sig

Chelsea have agreed a €40 million (£34.5m) deal to sign Ajax centre-back Jorrel Hato, according to reports. Negotiations between the two clubs were accelerated last week when Chelsea made an official approach to Ajax for the highly rated 19-year-old.

An agreement between Chelsea and Ajax over Jorrel Hato has been reached subject to supervisory board approval set to join on a deal through to 2032. The Netherlands international, 19, will travel for a medical after the approval has been given.