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Chelsea view Jorrel Hato as a left-back first and foremost. They agree with former Ajax coach Francesco Farioli, who moved him from centre-back.🇳🇱

🗣️ Farioli: “Jorrel started as a central defender, but under our guidance he became a full-back at national team level. This kind of transformation stems from a detailed analysis of his technical and physical attributes.

“Hato has excellent technical skills, he’s physically strong and fast, and he’s good in one-on-one situations. While he may not have a natural defensive instinct as a centre-back, his experience in that role gave him good game-reading abilities.

“Ajax still viewed him as a central defender, but I believe that at the very highest levels, like the Premier League, a player who stands at 1.82m will struggle to play centrally, especially in physically demanding duels.

“In my opinion, his future lies more as a left-back, a position that requires both attacking and defensive qualities and fits better with his characteristics.

“Convincing Hato and his entourage wasn’t immediate, nor was persuading the club. They had a different perspective. But with patience, and by explaining the technical and tactical reasoning through video analysis and meetings, we managed to help him adapt to his new role. After a few weeks, the results began to show. He even scored in his first official matches.”

Breaking: Sunderland agree deal to sign Marc Guiu on loan from Chelsea, here we go!

Deal in place for straight loan, no buy option clause as Guiu remains part of Chelsea long term plans.

Salary covered by #SAFC as he’ll be an important striker for Le Bris plans.

Chelsea have signed Jesse Derry from Crystal Palace. The 18-year-old attacker is under contract until 2029. Seen as one of the best English attackers of his generation.

Chelsea hold no concerns over Alejandro Garnacho deal after background check as Blues consider launching bid to sign Man Utd outcast

The Telegraph claims that after carrying out a ´series of background checks´ on Garnacho´s personality and character, Chelsea are still keen on signing the winger. The report adds the Blues have not been put off by his Old Trafford fall-out, which includes being banished from the first-team squad following an apparent feud with head coach Ruben Amorim and some unsavoury incidents on the Red Devils´ Asian tour.