Overview
- Dutch outlet De Telegraaf reports Ajax have placed the 19-year-old as their top January left-back target for a loan return.
- Football Insider notes FIFA limits clubs to six concurrent international loans, a threshold Chelsea have already reached with Mike Penders, Mamadou Sarr, Kendry Páez, Nicolas Jackson, David Datro Fofana and Aarón Anselmino.
- Any Ajax deal would require Chelsea to recall or terminate an existing overseas loan, with Páez cited as the most realistic candidate in the reporting.
- Hato’s Chelsea minutes have been limited this season, including just 167 in the league, nine total appearances and a rough Champions League outing against Qarabag, plus a knock that kept him out vs Aston Villa.
- Manager Enzo Maresca said Marc Cucurella felt a hamstring issue against Villa, increasing the need for left-back cover and leaving Chelsea’s stance on a January exit uncertain.