Chelsea’s exciting midfielder Kai Havertz has revealed that his summer partner, Timo Werner, convinced him to join the club.
The 21-year-old agreed to do the £ 71 million traded to Stamford Bridge in September following his compatriot £ 50 million move from RB Leipzig Three months before.
Speaking to Chelsea’s YouTube channel, the German international revealed all the details.
“It helped a lot. We know each other well from the national team, ”said the former Bayer Leverkusen player.
We have always been great friends. When I got the news that it would change [clubs] of course we send messages like every day. He always told me, come, come [to Chelsea]! ‘It was like every day.
“Of course it is easier for me to have some German-speaking players here. We have Timo, Toni Rudiger and Pulisic and Kovacic can also speak German, which is good for me.
“But I can also speak English, so I have a good relationship with all the players, but of course Timo and I are great friends and it was very important for me that he took the step and me too.”
Havertz explained more about his connection to his partner Werner.
He said: “We are very happy to be here. It’s a fun connection, we are friends and we have a lot of fun.
“On the field it is also very good because we have played together often. We have a good connection on and off the field ”.
Havertz has started his life at Chelsea perfectly, scoring four goals and providing three assists.
Werner has also shot off the blocks, scoring eight times so far.
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