Bayer Leverkusen manager Peter Bosz demands “intelligent youngster” Kai Havertz can deal with the weight of moving to Chelsea.
The midfielder played the full an hour and a half as Bayer Leverkusen crushed Rangers 1-0 (4-1 on total) to advance to the Europa League quarter-finals, where they will play Inter Milan in Germany on August 10.
The 21-year-old has been intensely connected with a move to Chelsea this summer, with Frank Lampard putting the Kai Havertz at the top of his transfer list.
The youngster is comprehended to have told the German club of his desire to move to Chelsea, who accept they can agree a deal of around £70m.
However, while reports have proposed Kai Havertz needs to push through a deal as fast as could be expected under the circumstances, Bayer Leverkusen have no intention of selling him before their Europa League run closes.
Peter Bosz says the club are doing everything they can to shield Kai Havertz from the massive consideration he is accepting right now, however demands the talented midfielder isn’t battling with the pressure of moving to a top club like Chelsea.