Chelsea's move for Ajax starlet Jorrel Hato has hit a roadblock as the Dutch giants have reportedly raised their asking price. Although the Blues have been in advanced talks and believed they had reached personal terms with the defender, Ajax now reportedly want up to €60 million (£52m/$70m) to sanction a transfer, complicating the potential deal this summer.

Chelsea are reportedly pushing forward to finalise the signing of Ajax’s highly-rated defender Jorrel Hato, with the Premier League side now entering the latter stages of negotiations after reaching an agreement with the player on personal terms. While no deal has been reached between the two clubs yet, the transfer fee currently being discussed is in the region of €40 million (£35m/$47m).

Atletico Madrid are set to meet with Chelsea in an effort to speed up talks as they look to sign Renato Veiga this summer.

Chelsea are pushing ahead with talks to sign highly-rated defender Jorrel Hato from Ajax, with their summer of spending set to continue.

Chelsea have opened talks over a deal to sign Jorrel Hato from Ajax, according to a new report.