Chelsea sign Havertz for 80 million

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Chelsea have seized the services of 21-year-old German midfielder Kai Havertz after paying Bayer Leverkusen € 80 million for his move, which culminated in a five-year contract with the London team.

The international player with Germany, whose signing was announced with a video on the English club's social networks, highlighted last season with Bayer, a team that has seen him shine in recent years.

In his journey with the Leverkusen team he scored 36 goals and gave 25 assists in 118 games.

The last season he closed it with 18 goals and nine goal passes.

It is the second most expensive signing in the history of Chelsea after Kepa Arrizabalaga, who signed with the

from Athletic (80.2 million) in 2018, according to the

.

“I am very happy and proud to be here.

It's a dream come true to play for a great club like Chelsea, ”said Havertz.

With this acquisition, the team trained by Frank Lampard continues to invest a large sum of money in the midst of the crisis caused by the pandemic to reinforce the workforce.

Before the German arrived at Stamford Bridge, forward Timo Werner (53 million) from Leipzig, left-back Ben Chilwell (50.2) from Leicester, right winger Ziyech (40) from Ajax, and Sarr and Thiago Silva both from zero cost.