KAI HAVERTZ will become the Premier League’s fourth-highest earner on £310,000 a week after he completes his move to Chelsea.
The German playmaker, 21, is said to be on the brink of completing his £90million move to Stamford Bridge.
The Premier League’s top ten earners, including Ozil and De Gea
Kai Havertz is set to become the Premier League’s fourth-highest earnerCredit: AP:Associated Press
The Blues are set to pay the incoming German star a staggering pay-packet to convince him to join.
And his astronomical wages will see him immediately crack the top-five earners in England.
Havertz’s £310,000 a week will mean he sits behind only David De Gea, Mesut Ozil and Kevin De Bruyne in the list of the Premier League’s highest earners.
De Gea was handed a new contract worth £390,000 per week last September.
Arsenal ace Ozil currently rakes in £350,000 a week, despite rotting on the bench for much of last season.
Meanwhile, De Bruyne pockets a weekly pay-cheque of £320,000 after lighting up the league with his creative masterclasses in recent seasons.
The Belgian’s Manchester City pal Raheem Sterling is the only other player to earn £300,000 or more.
Manchester United star Paul Pogba earns £290,000 a week at Old Trafford – with team-mate Anthony Martial not far behind on £250,000.
Staying in Manchester, Sergio Aguero (£230,000) and Marcus Rashford (£200,000) are just two other members of the £200k club.
Tottenham duo Harry Kane and Tanguy Ndombele, as well as Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, also earn £200,000.
Back in West London, Chelsea are so keen to sign Havertz they are willing to absolutely shatter the club’s pay policy – worth £80.6m over five years.
And the Blues will have to pay Havertz even more if they win trophies thanks to a proposed clause in his contract.
With Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell also having joined this summer, Frank Lampard is hopeful of finally launching a charge at the Premier League title.
Thiago Silva is widely expected to be next through the Stamford Bridge door on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain.
Danny Murphy thinks Kai Havertz could be the goalscoring midfielder they’ve been missing ‘since Frank’
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
