Chelsea are not messing around this summer.Frank Lampard’s side have already agreed deals to sign Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner.But they’re not stopping there.It seems they’re closing in on a £50 million deal to sign Ben Chilwell, while Thiago Silva might also be arriving on a free transfer.But their biggest deal of the summer is about to be completed.According to Fabrizio Romano, the Blues have now agreed a deal to sign Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen.
On Monday afternoon, he tweeted that Chelsea are “one step away” from securing the German.He claims a “total agreement” will be reached in the next few hours and the “last bid will be accepted.”
That bid is €80M + €20M add ons.
Wow.
Roman Abramovich is really splashing the cash, isn’t he?
The 21-year-old had a brilliant 2019/20 season for Bayer with 12 goals and six assists in his 30 Bundesliga appearances.
But after his side failed to qualify for next season's Champions League, there was always a strong possibility that he would look to leave to further his career this summer.
And Chelsea haven't hesitated to snap him up.
But just how good is he?
Well, who better to describe him than German football expert, Raphael Honigstein.
“He’s an outstanding talent, there’s absolutely no doubt about that,” Honigstein recently told Sky Sports. “He’s in a position where he could dominate the German national team over the next decade, depending on his position.
“Will he play in the No 10 role and become the new Mesut Ozil or will he settle a bit deeper and become the new Toni Kroos? He’s got the ability to play almost anywhere in front of the defence.
“If you look at the unique combination he has of technical ability and eye for a pass, but also having the ability to score and create goals himself, and his runs to be good in the air.
“I think the best way to sum it up is that he’s a cross between Mesut Ozil and Michael Ballack. Both of them individually in their prime were pretty good players but a combination of both players in their prime, he’ll be an absolute superstar.
“All the indications are that he will turn into an absolute superstar in the next few years.”