Chelsea are reported to be eyeing yet another Bundesliga superstar, a few days after they were rumoured to have singed Timor Werner from RB Leipzig. The London Club are now being linked to 20-year-old German and Bayer Leverkusen play-maker, Kai Havertz.
According to the reports by Daily Mail, the 20-year-old Kai Havertz who is said to be worth £75million, has bagged 15 goals in 43 games for Leverkusen this season, is heavily linked with a move away from the club, with Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester United and Juventus all interested.
Chelsea are looking like the most favoured club to land Kai Havertz, after sealing a £53m transfer deal for RB Leipzig centre forward Timo Werner. The move is also part of Frank Lampard’s restructuring plans as the club prepares a possible replacement for the likes of outgoing Brazilian Willian and Spaniard Pedro.
The Englishman wants to add more goals to his midfield as he the trio of Mateo Kovacic, N’Golo Kante and Jorginho are all considered to be defensive-minded. However, with Leverkusen valuing Havertz at £75m, Lampard would have to spend the remainder of his summer budget on a move for the German. Lampard had been keen to sign a new left-back, as well as a replacement for Kepa Arrizabalega
Kai Havertz has been in the Leverkusen first team since he was 17 and has seven caps for Germany. He has been influential this season but was left out of the squad that lost 4-2 at home to Bayern at the weekend.
Bayer’s sporting director Simon Rolfes said: ‘We don’t know yet what will happen to Kai.
‘We know that all the great clubs from Germany and Europe are after him and that he has the ability to play anywhere,” Daily Mail reports. But no words yet from Chelsea, as this is still a rumour, so also is that of Timo Werner, until confirmed by parties.