China News Service, September 5th. On September 4, Beijing time, Chelsea officially announced that they had signed German midfielder Kay Havertz from Leverkusen.
According to foreign media reports, the transfer fee is about 80 million euros.
Havertz was born on June 11, 1999. He is 1.89 meters tall. He is a midfielder. He was born in Leverkusen youth training and is a new generation of German international. On November 15, 2016, he played in the Bundesliga against Bremen. Completed the first team debut in the game and became the club's youngest Bundesliga debut player.
So far, Havertz has represented Leverkusen in 150 appearances and scored 46 goals.
In the past season, he played 45 times and scored 18 goals, helping Leverkusen get fifth in the league, and reached the top 8 in the Europa League, and he was also selected as the best team in the Europa League.
Haverts said: "I am very happy and proud to be here. It is a dream come true for me to play for a giant like Chelsea. I can't wait to see all the players and coaches."
And Chelsea Sports Director Granovskaya also expressed his welcome to Havertz: “Havertz is one of the best players of this age in the world, so we are also very happy that he can come to Chelsea. He is the best in Europe. One of his leagues has proven himself. I am glad he is part of the team." (End)