In a recent report, The Athletic’s David Ornstein claimed that Chelsea are close to recruiting Ajax defender Jorrel Hato this summer. It has been revealed that the Blues have still not come to an

Chelsea are closing in on a deal worth more than 40m euros (£34.8m) to sign 19-year-old Netherlands defender Jorrel Hato from Ajax. (Athletic - subscription required)

João Félix has joined Al Nassr on a permanent transfer from Chelsea on a two-year deal, the Saudi Pro-League club announced.

Al-Nassr have agreed a deal worth up to £43.7m for Chelsea forward Joao Felix. The 25-year-old has been given permission to travel to Riyadh for his medical to complete the move. Felix will link up with fellow Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo at the Saudi Pro League side after they saw off interest from his former club Benfica.

Chelsea appear to have pulled off a bit of a transfer miracle, with the BBC reporting that the João Félix deal with Al-Nassr is to the tune of €50m (£43.7m), or at least worth “up to” that much, which would see us not only break even,