Chelsea has moved a step closer towards landing Bayer Leverkusen star, Kai Havertz, after agreeing a £72 million(€80.5m/$95m) deal to pry the German sensation from the Bundesliga side to West London.
The 21-year-old Havertz is expected to cost the Blues a further £18m (€20m/$24m) in team performance-related installments, that will take the club’s spending to over £200m ($262m) this summer.
Frank Lampard’s latest signing will mark a new club-record, surpassing the £71.6m (€80m/$95m) paid to bring Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao in 2018.
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Chelsea has already agreed personal terms with the attacking midfielder, in a contract which is expected to keep Havertz in London till 2025.
Leverkusen manager Peter Bosz has confirmed Kai and Kevin (Volland), who is expected to join Monaco, will not be training with the BayArena outfit again.
“Unfortunately, our squad has not yet been determined,” he told reporters on Monday.
“I don’t expect Kevin Volland and Kai Havertz to train with us again. It is possible that other players will also change. We definitely need to bring in players.”
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Leverkusen will now look to nick a cheaper replacement for Havertz, having already agreed a €28m (£25m/$33m) fee for Roma forward Patrick Schick.
