Premier League side Chelsea today confirmed the signing of 21-year-old German midfielder Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen, joining for a reported €100 million including bonuses.
The Germany international made his Bundesliga debut at the age of 17 in 2016 under Roger Schmidt and has played a total of 150 games in all competitions for B04, scoring 46 and creating 31.
During the 2018/19 campaign, he became the first teenager to score 17 goals in a Bundesliga season and gained a spot in the Bundesliga Team of the Year, also finishing second behind Borussia Dortmund attacker Marco Reus for the German Football of the Year.
Havertz has signed a contract with Chelsea until June 2025 – listen to this Get German Football News podcast special to find out more about him.
