Athletic: Chelsea ‘closing in’ on signing Kai Havertz, personal terms ‘all but done’

Some big news is emerging this morning from a very reliable transfer source close to the Kai Havertz to Chelsea deal.

The Athletic have put out a report written by David Ornstein this morning claiming that Chelsea ‘are closing in’ on a deal to sign Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen, with personal terms ‘all but done.’

This is quite significant news, and it looks like qualifying for the Champions League for Chelsea is not essential for this deal to go through.

Ornstein also says that Chelsea are the only club ready to pay a fee of 80 million euros (after add-ons) for Havertz, and that the 21-year old is keen on the move after talks with Frank Lampard.

The report believes that the books will then be balanced by selling a number of current players.

This is great news for Chelsea as they look to tie up their third major signing of the summer.

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