According to both Fabrizio Romano and Athletic, Arsenal have completed the purchase of Kai Havertz from Chelsea. Specifically, the Gunners will pay rivals London a fee of £60 million and £5 million in add-ons

Before that, “Gunners” also reached an agreement with the individual German striker on remuneration. Havertz only needs to pass a medical before signing an official contract with Arsenal.

The deal was closed very quickly. It was previously reported that Kai Havertz would come to Real Madrid, but when the Spanish representative hesitated, Arsenal succeeded.

It is reported that Arsenal will pay a transfer fee of £ 50 million to Chelsea, divided into three payments. In addition, Arsenal could have to pay an additional £ 15 million for Chelsea depending on the number of appearances and Kai Havertz’s form.

Havertz will be Arsenal’s first rookie in the summer of 2023, and the second most expensive player to join this team, after Nicolas Pepe with a transfer fee of $ 87 million for the 2019-2020 season.

Last season, Arsenal finished second in the Premier League after they showed weakness and lack of force in the decisive period for Man City to rise up.

As for Kai Havertz, he was given the green light to leave this summer, when Chelsea had a surplus of staff due to massive purchases under the new President Todd Boehly. Chelsea wanted more in this deal when they used to spend £ 80 million to bring him back, but in the end, the Blues were still convinced by the same city team.

Kai Havertz was once one of the biggest young talents in Germany who grew up with Leverkusen. He moved to Chelsea in 2020 and scored the decisive goal against Man City in the final to help Chelsea win the Champions League in the 2020/21 season.

However, having spent three years at Stamford Bridge, Havertz has not met the expectations of the Chelsea leadership. He scored 32 goals in 139 games for the club and had only 9 goals in the whole 2022/23 season.

Havertz is expected to join his new Arsenal teammates on their pre-season tour. Starting with the match against Nurnberg on July 13. Here, coach Mikel Arteta will have tests to help the German rookie soon adapt to the Gunners system.