Izuchukwu OkosiArsenal on Tuesday evening confirmed the signing of Chelsea forward Kai Havertz on a £65m deal until 2028.
Arsenal had been on the heels of the Germany international and negotiations were concluded between the Gunners and representatives of the player.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelManager Mikel Arteta spoke to the club’s website on the arrival of Havertz:
“Kai is a player of top quality. He has great versatility and is an intelligent player. He will bring a huge amount of extra strength to our midfield and variety to our play.
“We welcome Kai and his family to Arsenal Football Club and we are all excited to start working with him when we start pre-season training soon.”
Sporting Director Edu added: “We’re excited to bring Kai to the club and great work by everyone to get this deal complete. Kai is an exciting addition to our squad, who will bring great attacking quality and versatility.
“As an experienced 24-year-old, his signing represents another important step in strengthening our young core of talented players we have at Arsenal. We look forward to working with Kai.”
Havertz who was deployed in a number of positions at Chelsea penned an emotional letter to the club’s supporters.
“Dear Chelsea,
I would have preferred for you to hear my thoughts on leaving Chelsea first from myself before my thoughts on me joining my new team. This isn’t my style and it upsets me that you had to hear of it in this way.
I write this letter with a heavy heart to all the fans.
A big thank you for all your support, we achieved a dream of winning the Champions League together!
Kai Havertz ✨”
Havertz will join the Gunners in their pre season of the United States in July.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
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