Arsenal have agreed on a deal in principle to sign the Chelsea’s attacker Kai Havertz, as reported by The Athletic on Wednesday.
The fee for the German’s transfer would be around £65 million.
Havertz, 24, who joined the English club in 2020, runs out of his contract in 2025 and has reportedly told the club he has no desire to renew his deal.
Arsenal’s boss Mikel Arteta is big fan of the club and is convinced that the German has the required potential to perform at the highest level under his system.
In order to avoid losing him for free, Chelsea are listening to offers that would make him leave the club with the club getting the money.
Chelsea’s new boss, Mauricio Pochettino wants to revamp his entire forward line and has just started the process by selling the German midfielder.
Havertz cemented his name in the history books of the club when he scored a winning goal in the 2021 UEFA Champions League (final) against Manchester City and helped Chelsea lift the title for the second time in the club's history at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal.
However, despite having a very good start with the club, the German struggled to perform consistently as he only scored 32 goals in 139 appearances with the Blues.
He won three trophies with Chelsea, UCL and UEFA Super Cup in 2021 and FIFA Club World Cup in 2022. He failed to win a domestic accolade in three years.
Earlier on Tuesday, Chelsea announced the signing of the French forward Christopher Nkunku from RP Leipzig.
Nkunku, 25, struck a six-year deal with the Blues which will keep him at the club till 2029.
The 25-year-old was the Bundesliga’s top-scorer last season having scored 16 goals in 25 matches. He also scored in the German Cup final this month helping his team win the competition for two consecutive years.
Before his stint at the German club, Nkunku played for the French powerhouse Paris Saint Germain (PSG) for four years where he won the Ligue 1 title three and the French Cup two times.
It must be noted that Real Madrid wanted to sign the German attacker but they backed out of the club after the price tag Chelsea put on the 24-year-old.