Germany midfielder Kai Havertz signs for Chelsea on five-year deal

The 21-year-old is a highly-rated attacking midfielder and joins the West-London side from Bayer Leverkusen, where he made 150 appearences for the first team and scored 46 goals.

Edited By: Shubham Yadav|Last Updated: Sep 05, 2020, 01:38 PM IST|Source: Reuters

Chelsea have signed Germany`s highly-rated attacking midfielder Kai Havertz from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract.
Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British media reported the fee for the 21-year-old was in the region of 71 million pounds ($94.34 million).
Havertz, who had two years left on his Leverkusen contract, scored 46 goals with 31 assists in 150 games for the German club.

Germany midfielder Kai Havertz signs for Chelsea on five-year deal

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London: Chelsea have signed Germany`s highly-rated attacking midfielder Kai Havertz from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Friday.

He’s here!

Welcome to Chelsea, @KaiHavertz29! #HiKai
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 4, 2020

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British media reported the fee for the 21-year-old was in the region of 71 million pounds ($94.34 million).

Havertz left the national team camp on Friday to complete his medical before signing for the London club.

"I am very happy and proud to be here. For me it`s a dream come true to play in a big club like Chelsea and I can`t wait to meet all the players and the trainers," Havertz said in a statement.

Havertz, who had two years left on his Leverkusen contract, scored 46 goals with 31 assists in 150 games for the club.

Germany midfielder Kai Havertz signs for Chelsea on five-year deal

The 21-year-old is a highly-rated attacking midfielder and joins the West-London side from Bayer Leverkusen, where he made 150 appearences for the first team and scored 46 goals.

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