Kai Havertz: Thomas Muller-type ‘unseen’ playmaker with a footballing mentality

Leverkusen's German midfielder Kai Havertz (L) and Moenchengladbach's German defender Matthias Ginter vie for the ball during the German first division Bundesliga football match Borussia Moenchengladbach v Bayer 04 Leverkusen on May 23, 2020 in Moenchengladbach, western Germany. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / POOL / AFP)

All indications are that Chelsea are about to break their transfer record by landing the German wonder kid Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen in a deal rumoured to be 72m pounds plus add-ons. 

The club’s fanbase had initially gone ecstatic at the prospective interest for Borussia Dortmund and English winger Jadon Sancho, but when it appeared that the German club was rigid with its asking price, the Chelsea hierarchy, pulling the transfer strings engaged their brakes.