According to the British press, Arsenal have agreed to an agreement with Havertz for the striker to prepare for a medical examination. If salary terms are agreed, the 24-year-old will become Arsenal's first signing of the summer transfer window.
Arsenal expect Havertz to be the first player to arrive at the Emirates to complete either of their two ultimate goals alongside West Ham's Declan Rice. Arsenal have been rejected twice by Rice despite their latest bid of up to £ 100 million.
Havertz has 36 caps for Germany, scoring 13 goals
Havertz joined Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen for a club-record £72m in 2020 and scored 32 goals in 139 games for the Blues, including a goal against Manchester City to win the Champions League. in 2021.
After scoring 14 goals in the 2021-2022 season, Havertz had just nine goals in all competitions last season but remains Chelsea's top scorer alongside Raheem Sterling.
After spending almost £600m last summer, Chelsea need to sell off their players to avoid breaking Financial Fair Play regulations. Chelsea sold N'Golo Kante to play for Saudi champions Al Ittihad; They also pushed goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, defender Kalidou Koulibaly and winger Hakim Ziyech to follow Kante to Saudi Pro League to play for Al Ahli, Al Hilal, Al Nassr clubs respectively. The Blues have also agreed a £30m deal to transfer 29-year-old Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic to Man City.
The day Harvey came to Arsenal is not far away.
