Chelsea sign Kai Havertz for £71m

Chelsea have announced the signing of Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen, a German Bundesliga club, in a deal worth £71 million.

The London-based club announced the arrival of the German international on its official website on Friday.

Chelsea also revealed that the player signed a five-year contract.

“The Blues have completed the signing of our second German international this summer with Kai Havertz putting his signature on a five-year contract,” it wrote.

Signed. Sealed. Delivered.#HiKai 👋 pic.twitter.com/mJGX67SPrD

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 4, 2020

According to Sky Sports, the Blues paid Leverkusen £71 million for Havertz to become the club’s second most expensive player.

“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 said.

Marina Granovskaia, Chelsea director, also expressed the club’s delight at adding the versatile German international to Frank Lampard’s team.

“Kai is one of the best players of his age in world football, so we are very happy that his future lies at Chelsea. He has proven pedigree in one of the best leagues in Europe, he plays for the German national side and he is an exciting, dynamic talent. We are delighted to be able to add his versatility and quality to the squad before the season begins,” Granovskaia said.

Havertz’s transfer brings Chelsea’s summer spending spree to more than £200 million.

He also joins Ben Chilwell, Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner as other big-money players that have signed for the former English Premier League (EPL) champions who look set to challenge for the title this season.