Chelsea are reportedly close to reaching an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for the transfer of Kai Havertz.
Havertz is set to join Chelsea in a €100m deal and will earn €20m a season for the next five years.
According to Sport Bild’s Christian Falk, negotiations started in the middle of last week and Havertz will become Germany’s most expensive player.
Our Story: negotiations between @bayer04_en and @ChelseaFC for @kaihavertz29 started in the middle of last week. Havertz will become the most expensive German player of all time @SPORTBILD @AxelHesse1
— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) August 18, 2020
Falk did not give more details as Sport Bild is set to release an article later today. However, another journalist revealed the details of the article in a tweet.
Sport Bild reporting that Havertz will join #Chelsea in a package that in its entirety will cost #CFC €200m. Leverkusen will receive €100m and Havertz will earn €20m a season for the next five years.
— Manuel Veth (@ManuelVeth) August 18, 2020
The transfer saga seems to be coming to an end but Chelsea won’t end there as manager Frank Lampard is still looking to sign a left-back, a goalkeeper and possibly a centre-back before the start of the season next month.