"Like night becomes day, so do young talented Dutch footballers eventually make the move from the Eredivisie to a 'bigger' club, normally in one of the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A or LaLiga. After a couple of years in their homeland, this is viewed as the natural important step in their development. Yet, as players like Donny van de Beek may tell you, it doesn't always go to plan."
"Last summer, this writer was pulling his hair out at Jorrel Hato's decision to join Chelsea. This had nothing to do with Chelsea themselves - a very successful club who are current world champions, playing Champions League football and, at one point this season, looked to have an outside chance of a tilt at the league title. Notwithstanding, the fact the Blues have a strong focus on young players."
"The issue for Hato was that it didn't seem the right club for him if he wanted to take the aforementioned next step in his development through regular playing time. Indeed, Chelsea already had one of the best left-backs around in Marc Cucurella, whilst coach Enzo Maresca also already had a whole host of options at centre-back. Even with Levi Colwill injured for most of the season, Hato has barely had a look-in at left-sided centre-back."
Young talented Dutch footballers commonly move from the Eredivisie to larger European leagues like the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A or LaLiga. Such moves are viewed as crucial for development but can fail due to bad luck or poor decision-making. Jorrel Hato joined Chelsea last summer despite existing options at left-back and centre-back. Chelsea had Marc Cucurella and several centre-back choices under Enzo Maresca, and Levi Colwill's injury did not secure Hato regular playing time. By midseason Hato had started seven times across all competitions, only two in the league; three starts were in the Carabao Cup and one ended with a booking and a half-time substitution versus Brentford.
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