KAI HAVERTZ linked up with his future Chelsea team-mates on Germany international duty as Bayer Leverkusen conceded he won’t ever return to the club.
The Guardian claim that the Blues have agreed an initial club-record £72million fee to sign the 21-year-old starlet after months of haggling.
Bayer Leverkusen have confirmed that Kai Havertz won’t return to the clubCredit: AFP or licensors
The attacker turned up for Germany duty alongside future Chelsea teammate Timo WernerCredit: AFP or licensors
The report adds that Leverkusen will receive £72m upfront plus another £9m in a later payment.
Chelsea will then owe a further £9m for Havertz based on performance clauses that includes the club winning the Champions League.
He is set to become boss Frank Lampard’s FIFTH signing of a summer spree shaking English football.
Havertz is set to pen a five-year contract worth more than £300,000 a week to catapult him into the top earnings league.
The deal will make him the Premier League’s fourth-highest earner behind Mesut Ozil, David De Gea and Kevin De Bruyne.
The attacker’s absence from Leverkusen’s pre-season fitness tests on Sunday further fuelled speculation his move to Chelsea was imminent.
And the Bundesliga side’s manager Peter Bosz admitted that it is only a matter of time before Havertz is officially unveiled as a Blue.
I don’t expect Volland and Havertz to train with us again. It’s possible more players will transfer and we definitely still have to add some players
Bayer Leverkusen manager Peter Bosz
He said: “I don’t expect Volland and Havertz to train with us again.
“It’s possible more players will transfer and we definitely still have to add some players.”
Havertz is currently with Germany’s national side in Stuttgart ahead of their clashes against Spain and Switzerland in the Nations League.
This will mean that an official announcement on his move to Stamford Bridge will likely be put on hold until the end of the international break.
In the meantime Havertz was joined by future Chelsea pals Timo Werner and Antonio Rudiger at Germany training.
The former sealed a £54m move from RB Leipzig earlier this summer, with Hakim Ziyech agreeing a switch from Ajax back in January.
Chelsea have also forked out £50m to land Ben Chilwell, while Thiago Silva arrived from Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer.
Meanwhile, Havertz’s future Arsenal rival Bernd Leno was pictured at Germany training as well as he steps up his return from injury.
Kai Havertz has agreed a mind-blowing deal with Chelsea
Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger was naed in Germany’s Nations League squadCredit: AFP or licensors
Arsenal star Bernd Leno was also pictured arriving at trainingCredit: AFP or licensors
Danny Murphy thinks Kai Havertz could be the goalscoring midfielder they’ve been missing ‘since Frank’
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
