Chelsea has agreed a deal to sign highly-rated Ajax defender Gregory van der Wiel, according to reports in Holland.
The Dutch international has been linked with a move to the Stamford Bridge for quite some time and it is believed that Andre Villas-Boas has secured the signature of the 23-year-old for around £28m.
The Portuguese tactician may possibly view Van der Wiel as a youthful replacement for the likes of Paulo Ferreira and Jose Bosingwa at right-back.
The youngster, who featured in the 2010 World Cup final, is widely-regarded as the best young full-back in Europe and has also been linked with Man City.
The former Porto chief is looking to overhaul Chelsea’s ageing squad over a period of two seasons and has already signed 19-year-old midfielder Oriol Romeu from Barcelona and 18-year striker Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht this summer.
While 23-year-old Spain midfielder Juan Mata completed his £26m move to Stamford Bridge from Valencia earlier in the week.
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