Chelsea receive Kai Havertz transfer boost as Bayer Leverkusen pave way for deal

Transfer spree: Lampard is hoping to do a deal for Bayer Leverkusen's Havertz
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Tom Dutton17 June 2020

Bayer Leverkusen managing director Fernando Caro has paved the way for Kai Havertz to make a summer move as Chelsea monitor the midfielder.

Frank Lampard is in the midst of a summer spree as the Blues aim to add Havertz and Ben Chilwell to their list of recruits, with Hakim Ziyech already through the door and Timo Werner well on his way.

It would be quite the summer transfer drive for Lampard should he pull off all four signings, and with optimism over a deal for Chilwell Chelsea can now put everything into pipping their rivals to Havertz.

Bild in Germany reports that Chelsea are in 'concrete talks' over a move for the 21-year-old, and are now well in the mix for his signature as Bayern Munich and Manchester United continue to keep tabs.

Now Caro has paved the way for Havertz to seal a move away in the coming months.

"I see that many clubs are interested in him [Havertz]," Fernando Caro told Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger in Germany. "I see the player’s desire to take the next step in the near future."

It comes as Werner (below) pushes to accelerate his move to Stamford Bridge.

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Werner has told RB Leipzig he wants to miss the climax of the Champions League campaign in order to get his move to the Premier League over the line.

The Germany striker is keen to leave Leipzig at the end of the Bundesliga season later this month, rather than stay and play for them in European club football’s showpiece in August.

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