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The 21-year-old midfielder will be Chelsea’s sixth main signing from the movement window.
talkSPORT understands that Chelsea will pay Bayer Leverkusen 89 million pounds for their services, which would break the record the Blues paid for one player with Kepa Arrizabalaga’s 71 million pound move in 2018, most recently the amount they paid.
However, the Daily Telegraph states that Havertz will NOT set Chelsea’s record, but the report says Chelsea will pay the German club a down payment of 62 million pounds as part of an agreement of up to 70 million pounds.
Bayer Leverkusen and Germany have granted Havertz permission to leave the national team camp to complete the formalities of their long-planned transfer to the Premier League.Havertz will now have to have a doctor in London.
“Kai Havertz has left the German national team’s headquarters in Stuttgart to explain the problems surrounding a movement imaginable to Chelsea,” Leverkusen confirmed.
He took position after one with Bayer 04 and control of the DFB.”
– Bayer 04 Leverkusen (bayer04_en) 4 September 2020
Leverkusen director Rudi Voller thanked the German chiefs for allowing Havertz to leave the national camp in the midst of League of Nations action.
“I’ve exchanged with Oliver Bierhoff and Jogi Low in the last few days,” Voller said.
“They are the special scenario of the player and also of us as a club.
“We are grateful to the national coach that Kai can now work things out with our London venue.”
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has shorened up an incredibly impressive window of movement for the Blues, with manager Frank Lampard subsidized until we begin a new era of Stamford Bridge.
Prolific German striker Timo Werner, Ajax midfielder Hakim Ziyech and Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell are all who arrive at Chelsea.
French under-21 defender Malang Sarr has signed a loose play and will be dropped but with great promises, while Brazilian pillar Thiago Silva has arrived from Paris St Germain.
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