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As one of Chelsea’s newest signings took his place at Stamford Bridge for the first time in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Norwich City last night — Hakim Ziyech was only watching from the stands since he’s not yet eligible to play for the club — Chelsea’s next big signing is still only the stuff of speculation and rumors.
agree with Simon - as always said it “needs time”. And no official talks have started between Bayer Leverkusen and Chelsea yet. Havertz is just waiting.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 14, 2020
Kai Havertz, if it is to be Kai Havertz, remains a Bayer Leverkusen player, for now. He may have made it clear to the club that he wants to leave this summer (as opposed to next), but for now, there’s no progress beyond that to report. The Bundesliga season ended a couple weeks ago, and like most, including another new Chelsea signing, Timo Werner, Havertz is on vacation.
So any speculation regarding whether he’d be willing to (still) talk to Chelsea, be that with Champions League football on offer or not, is just that, speculation.
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz would consider a move to a club who have not qualified for next season's Champions League. (@BBCSport)https://t.co/HfLMfcAHSz
— Chelsea HQ (@Chelsea_HQ) July 14, 2020
And so, we wait, which is often the hardest part, as they say.
(And in the meantime, maybe have a hard think about whether spending upwards of €100m on Kai Havertz is the best move for the squad now and/or in the future, given our glaring defensive issues.)
There's a lot of baseless speculation about Kai Havertz doing the rounds at the moment. The truth is that nothing is decided and nothing will be decided any time soon. Here's a reminder why everybody wants him. https://t.co/YiiYSQYAcW
— Raphael Honigstein (@honigstein) July 14, 2020