Jorrel Hato joins Chelsea

Another signing for Chelsea (not surprised) ...

Chelsea have made so many signings, even their bench needs a bench.
At this point, Todd Boehly’s recruiting department might just be using “Ctrl + A” on Football Manager 😆😆

Jorrel Hato another Lb/Lcb joins , they still have cucurella , chilwell , colwill , badiashile , gusto in those positions

But Hato is a Top prospect with a different profile compared to them

Hato began his football journey at the age of 5 with the local amateur club De Zwervers. In 2013 he progressed to join the youth academy of Sparta Rotterdam. eventually joining Ajax Youth Academy in 2018

Signed his first professional contract in 2022 at just 16 , became a first team regular and featured in nearly all matches during the 2023–24 season at just 17
Became a vice-captain for Ajax and has captained Dutch youth national teams (clear leadership mentality)

For me Eye test / watching games comes above stats , Stats are to help understand some context but not to entirely relied upon

so Let's delve into some data and stats shall we.....

lets start with positives - - dribblers tackled / 1v1 defending is top at 90+ percentile - pass completion % even for a defender is at Elite tier at 95+ percentile - XA an Assist stats are good , which tells he can go forward to create chances Cons / things to improve - - Interceptions and blocks are quite low , needs to read the game better - Aerial duel % can be higher By watching a few games we can say he's a Top prospect defender with Pace and Versatility . Ability to invert into midfield (needs to develop further) Ability to play as a Roaming full back (needs to develop further) Top passing range and Robustness Physicality and Athletic potential For 40m Chelsea got a Top Prospect defender in hato , at just 19 he can grow and develop even further and maximise his potential We welcome Hato to Chelsea 🔵