Chelsea have completed the signings of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech ahead of summer window and the Blues are hungry for more signings.
The connection to Kai Havertz has only grown more exciting as the Bayer Leverkusen superstar flourished in the restarted Bundesliga, and since that league’s finish last weekend the whispers have only intensified.
Now Bild in Germany have the most important quotes so far – from Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller. While denying that there was anything major to announce, the former German international accidentally announced something major:
“There is nothing specific, nothing to report. As of now, he is our player,” Voller was quoted as saying.
“We have our ideas, we know what he can do. I personally hope that he stays one more year. We have an agreement: if it works, he can go this summer.”
Of course “if it works” is open to debate, and the word is that the German club’s demands could be seriously high.
It was later confirmed by Bild reporter Christian Falk that Bayern wouldn’t be bidding for him either.