Kai Havertz: Arsenal in talks for Chelsea forward

Kai Havertz joined Chelsea for £71m from Bayer Leverkusen successful 2020

Arsenal are inactive successful talks with Chelsea implicit the signing of Kai Havertz.

The caller ownership astatine Chelsea privation to debar letting players participate the last 2 years of their deals and Havertz, whose declaration runs retired successful 2025, is yet to hold to an hold astatine the club.

It could beryllium a engaged summertime astatine Arsenal, who are besides pursuing a determination for West Ham's England midfielder Declan Rice.

However, a determination for the 24-year-old would not extremity the Gunners' involvement successful Brighton's Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo.

The 21-year-old has been connected Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta's radar for immoderate time, with Caicedo saying helium was "really close" to signing for the northbound London nine successful January.

The nine are yet to person an connection for 30-year-old Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka, but 1 subordinate who could permission the Emirates this summertime is USA striker Folarin Balogun.

The 21-year-old had an fantabulous play connected indebtedness astatine Ligue 1 nine Reims, scoring 21 goals.

There is involvement from crossed Europe and clubs successful the little fractional of the Premier League, with Arsenal consenting to fto the striker permission if a suitable connection comes in.

Arsenal caput to Germany connected 9 July for the commencement of their pre-season campy and would similar immoderate concern to beryllium done earlier that date.

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