Arsenal agree £67.5m deal for Chelsea’s Kai Havertz – sources

Arsenal have agreed a deal value as much as £67.5 million ($85.8m) to signal Chelsea ahead Kai Havertz, sources have advised ESPN.

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Talks progressed shortly on Wednesday on a deal which Chelsea have indicated is value £62.5m ($79.4m) plus an extra £5m ($6.3m) in efficiency-associated add-ons.

Personal phrases are near being finalised and Havertz is ready to change into Mikel Arteta’s first summer season signing because the Gunners search to progress offers for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice and Ajax defender Jurrien Timber.

ESPN reported on Monday that Havertz had knowledgeable the Blues he had little interest in signing a brand new contract with the membership.

His current deal expires in 2025 and Chelsea don’t need to be ready the place the 24-12 months-previous runs his contract down, due to this fact depreciating in worth.

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New Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino needs to revamp his ahead line this summer season and is keen to permit Havertz to depart.

Sources have advised ESPN that in conversations, Arsenal have indicated that along with being able to working as a No. 10 or No. 8, they see Havertz as a doable possibility in any of three attacking positions in an interchangeable ahead line on the prime of a 4-3-3 system.

Havertz scored the profitable objective within the 2021 Champions League remaining however struggled to search out consistency in his performances, scoring 32 targets in 139 video games in all competitions.