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Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz is very interested in a move to Chelsea this summer.
But to secure the services of the highly rated German international, Chelsea need first to secure Champions League qualification for next season.
On Sunday, Chelsea booked their place in the FA Cup final against Arsenal with a comprehensive 3 -1 defeat of Manchester United, but they need to make sure that they finish in the top four otherwise Havertz will join a side that are playing in Europe’s elite club competition next season.
Chelsea are away to Liverpool on Wednesday and conclude their league campaign against Wolves at Stamford Bridge next Sunday knowing that it is incredibly tight at the top. They are third on 63 points one pointy ahead of both Leicester and Manchester United, who play each other on the last day of the season.
Chelsea have already acquired the services of Ajax’s Hakim Ziyech and RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner for next season, but Havertz is very much the next piece in the jigsaw that Frank Lampard is trying to build at Stamford Bridge.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.