Arsenal have agreed to sign Kai Havertz from Chelsea for a fee of €70m, plus €5m in add-ons. Havertz will sign a long-term deal having set his sights on moving to last season’s Premier League runners-up, as opposed to returning to the Bundesliga, after what has been a largely frustrating time at Stamford Bridge for the Germany forward. He arrived from Bayer Leverkusen for an initial club record fee of €83m in August 2020 and with the reputation of being one of Europe’s most exciting young talents.. There were flashes of his talents at Chelsea but, in general, he underwhelmed, in large part from being deployed as a central striker, which is not his preferred position. The 24-year-old’s departure is part of an overhaul of Chelsea’s squad that includes N’Golo Kanté joining the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad on a free transfer and Mateo Kovacic moving to Manchester City for €29m. Mikel Arteta is a long-time admirer of Havertz and believes he can help his team bridge the gap to City. His arrival is expected to be followed by that of Declan Rice. Arsenal had a second bid of €104m rejected by West Ham on Tuesday but should sign the midfielder soon, more than likely for around €116m. Meanwhile, Arsenal have been forced to pull their new home shirt from shelves while a “design error” is corrected by the manufacturer, Adidas.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Arsenal still have chance to land dream duo as Chelsea 'not close' to signing top target

Image
 Arsenal still have the opportunity to build Mikel Arteta’s dream midfield this summer by acquiring the services of Moises Caicedo from Brighton. The Ecuador international looked destined to join Chelsea this summer, though negotiations are ‘not close’ with the Stamford Bridge outfit. Following their impressive 2022/23 campaign, Arteta made it clear that he wanted to continue strengthening his squad in order to close the gap on Manchester City. The Spaniard prioritised a rebuild in midfield – allowing Granit Xhaka to leave and putting several players in the shop window. Thomas Partey is among those who could depart, with Saudi clubs circling in hope of landing the Ghana international. Thus, Arsenal could add another top-quality player to their midfield ranks – with Caicedo still admired. Earlier this summer, Arteta intended on signing both the Brighton star and  Declan Rice  but the finances involved became a deterrent and they prioritised the latter, who recently arrived...
Read more

YOU DESERVE IT’: PLAYER MIKEL ARTETA LET GO REACTS TO ARSENAL SIGNING DECLAN RICE

Image
  Ainsley Maitland-Niles has told Declan Rice that he ‘deserves’ his transfer to Arsenal following his club-record move from West Ham United. The Arsenal fans had to wait a while, but Declan Rice is now their player after £105 million was put on the table for his signature, as reported by Sky Sports. Whilst Rice enters the door, the man who has just left, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, has just ended his long stay with the club after his contract expired and he had nothing but kind words to say about the former Hammers captain on Instagram.  Whilst Maitland-Niles, who was on-loan at Southampton last season, is no longer associated with Arsenal, it’s pretty obvious that he will still follow how his former club fair in their quest to win the Premier League title again. The Hale-End academy product won the FA Cup during his time at the Emirates, but it’s becoming champions of England which the fans crave the most. Nonetheless, this was the following message Maitland-Niles sent to Rice a...
Read more