Netherlands defender Jorrel Hato signs seven-year contract with Chelsea after completing £37m transfer from Ajax.

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.

Chelsea have completed the signing of Netherlands defender Jorrel Hato from Ajax in a deal worth a reported £37million. The 19-year-old, who has been capped six times by his country, has signed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge. He becomes the Blues’ eighth signing of the summer transfer window.