Leverkusen (dpa) - Bayer Leverkusen does not want to be negotiated in poker for national soccer player Kai Havertz in the transfer fee.
"In times of Corona it may actually be that the transfer fees for many players have decreased. But Corona or Corona - this is not the case with exceptional players like Havertz or Jadon Sancho. There is no Corona price reduction for them." , said Bayer sports director Rudi Völler the "sports buzzer". According to media reports, Bayer is to demand a transfer fee of around 100 million euros for Havertz, who is under contract in Leverkusen until 2022.
The Bundesliga club had recently confirmed negotiations about a change of the 21-year-old. The interested party is Chelsea FC. The Leverkusen hopes for clarity in the case by the time they return to training at the end of August. "Of course we would be very happy if he stayed for another year. Because it is clear that the departure of such a player is always a loss despite the high transfer fee - see Leipzig and Werner," said Völler.
According to Völler, there is no new status in the negotiations for Havertz. "We are still very relaxed about everything," said the 60-year-old.
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Völler statements in the "Sportbuzzer"
