Erik ten Hag has praised Chelsea for signing Jorrel Hato and has backed the Dutch defender to become a ‘very successful player’ at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea sealed a £37 million deal to sign Hato from Ajax last weekend and the 19-year-old made his first appearance for Enzo Maresca’s side in their 2-0 pre-season friendly win against Bayer Leverkusen at Stamford Bridge on Friday night.

Hato already has six caps for the Netherlands and is widely regarded as one of the best young prospects in Dutch football.

Former Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag, who now manages Leverkusen, believes Hato was the best player in the Eredivisie and insists the defender has the right mentality to thrive at Chelsea.

‘For sure, he misses me at Ajax because they didn’t win the titles in the last couple of years! But

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