Overview
- With Trevoh Chalobah out in a broader defensive shortage, Hato is vying to partner Wesley Fofana and is in contention to start at Everton today.
- Liam Rosenior says Hato has earned the staff’s trust, praising his temperament, physicality and technical quality.
- Hato featured in 32% of matches under Enzo Maresca but 89% under Rosenior, reflecting a sharp rise in responsibility.
- This season he has 27 appearances with one goal and one assist, including Rosenior’s first goal in a 5-1 FA Cup win over Charlton.
- Chelsea signed him from Ajax for a reported £37m; the left-sided defender captained Ajax as a teenager and club staff are managing his workload through the current injury issues.