Chelsea have completed the signing of striker Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen, the club have announced.
Havertz, 21, becomes the club’s sixth major arrival ahead of next season after Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr and Thiago Silva.
According to ESPN sources, Chelsea agreed to a fee of £62 million that could rise to £71m despite Bayer initially holding out for a fee closer to £90m.
After the signing, Havertz told the Chelsea website: “I am very happy and proud to be here, For me it is 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. Yeah, I am very happy to be here.”
Havertz left the Germany national team training camp on Friday to undergo a medical with the club and head coach Joachim Low confirmed he would not return for the side’s Nations League game against Switzerland on Sunday.ESPN
