Arsenal have agreed to pay £60m to sign German forward Kai Havertz from arch rivals Chelsea this summer.
Arsenal have agreed a Ԁєɑł worth £65m in total to sign Germany international Kai Havertz from Chelsea,90minunderstands.
90minrecently ɾєρօɾτed that the Gunners had entered talks with the Blues over a potential move for Havertz, with Chelsea keen to strike a Ԁєɑł worth in the excess of £70m in order to recoup the fee they initially shelled out to Bayer Leverkusen in 2020.
Sources have confirmed that Arsenal have, however, been successful in negotiating a lower fee despite Chelsea’s initial adamancy that they would not accept less than £70m.90minunderstands that a Ԁєɑł worth £65m overall has been accepted by the Blues.
Havertz is set to become one of the highest paid players at the Emirates Stadium, alongside Bukayo Saka, once the Ԁєɑł is finalised.
Havertz had previously been of interest to Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in recent weeks, with the former recentlyinitiating talkswith the forward’s representatives. Real Madridbacked awayfrom any potential Ԁєɑł in early June due to concerns over Chelsea’s asking price for the German.
The forward will join the Gunners following a rather inconsistent three-year stint at Stamford Bridge. Havertz scored 19 goals in the Premier League for Chelsea, but he will be most fondly remembered for his UEFA Champions League-winning goal against Manchester City in the 2021 final.
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