Kai Havertz reveals Timo Werner pestered him to join Chelsea
Speaking in an interview with Chelsea’s YouTube channel (h/t Metro), new signing Kai Havertz revealed that Timo Werner texted him ‘everyday’ in a bid to convince him to join Frank Lampard’s Chelsea.
Chelsea signed Timo Werner from RB Leipzig in July 2020 after the Blues met his £50m buy-out clause.
Werner was thrilled at the prospect of Kai Havertz joining him at Chelsea and incessantly texted him to get him to Stamford Bridge.
It was not long after signing Werner that Chelsea agreed on a deal for Kai Haverz with Bayer Leverkusen.
Chelsea finalized a £71m fee with the Bundesliga club which saw the 21-year-old German International arrive at Cobham in September 2020.
Speaking in the interview, Havertz admitted that his friend Timo Werner already being at Chelsea made the move a lot easier for him. He also revealed how the 24-year-old striker texted him every day in order to get him to the club.
“It helped a lot. We know each other well from the national team. We’ve always been big friends. When I got the news that he would change [clubs] of course we messaged like every day. He always said to me, ‘come, come!’, it was like every day.”
Havertz also mentioned how he is close to the German-speaking players at the club while also mentioning how learning English has helped him have cordial relationships with everyone in the squad.
Kai Havertz has had a good start to his Blues career. Despite missing almost a month of football due to testing positive for Covid-19, the young German star has still managed 4 goals and 3 assists in his 13 Chelsea appearances this season. (h/t Metro)
Chelsea are 3rd in the Premier League table, trailing both Tottenham and Liverpool by 2 points, as we welcome Leeds United at Stamford Bridge. It will be an interesting clash as the Whites have shown their quality this season.
