German midfield man has been discussing the motivation behind his summer move to Chelsea, why Frank Lampard impressed him and the team-mate who’s been helping him out with lifts into training…
Despite a string of individual accolades and a reputation as one of the most talented young players in the world, Kai Havertz is still searching for one thing: trophies. At just 21 years of age, time is very much on the side of the midfielder, as is his choice of club this summer when deciding to leave Bayer Leverkusen after six years.
Chelsea won the race to sign the German international back in September and it was Frank Lampard’s development of a young, hungry, attack-minded team that proved irresistible for Havertz.
‘It was important for me to have a club with a vision,’ he told Sport Bild, the German sports magazine, this week. ‘An exciting change is taking place.
‘A transfer like this doesn’t happen overnight. I had to go through all options and things that are important to me. I was watching a lot of Premier League football on TV so I knew Chelsea really well.
‘We’re a young team with many great players and we think offensively. We want to build something and attack, which motivates me a lot. A title with Chelsea is just worth a lot more.
