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Chelsea reportedly have a verbal agreement in place to sign Ajax midfielder Hakim Ziyech this summer for €45 million (£37.8 million).
The Blues were suspended from registering new players during the last summer transfer window but have taken the initiative to boost their ranks in 2020, per De Telegraaf (h/t Andy Ha and Tashan Deniran-Alleyne of Football.London):
B/R Football @brfootballBREAKING: Chelsea have an 'oral agreement' for €45m transfer of Ajax playmaker Hakim Ziyech this summer, report Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf https://t.co/an43HWyvk4
Chelsea faced Ajax twice during the UEFA Champions League group stage, including a 4-4 draw at Stamford Bridge that saw Ziyech notch two assists, and it appears manager Frank Lampard was convinced of the 26-year-old Morocco international's talents.