I’m a Chelsea star but I’m not into flashy lifestyle – I come home and my girlfriend tells me to load the dishwasher

KAI HAVERTZ has revealed that he doesn't embrace a flashy lifestyle like some other footballers.

The Chelsea star, 23, believes that some of the players that he has met spend too much of their money while he prefers a simpler way of life.

Havertz told an anecdote of when he was getting carried away when he was 17 and "maybe (acting) a bit too cool".

He bought a "fancy rucksack" but it did not make him feel comfortable.

The German told : "It was white with gold, flash, but I just thought: ‘It’s not me.’ I couldn’t take myself seriously.

"I spoke to my parents about this. If I changed they would say: ‘Kai, it’s not you, just stop it.’"

He ended up giving his backpack to his sister Lea.

The 2021 Champions League-winning goalscorer also revealed that no matter how well he is playing he still has to do his chores at home.

As his girlfriend, Sophia Weber, will still tell him "to put the plates in the dishwasher.".

Havertz also admitted his respect for the likes of Toni Kroos and N'Golo Kante as they do not splash out on "fancy" items and are both down to earth.

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He added: "There’s an image of footballers, all fancy and diamonds and this and that.

"I have met players who spend so much on things where you think, ‘Why do you do this?’

"There are players who don’t care but others do. It’s not always about saying: ‘I did this.’

"That’s sometimes a bit fake. I’ve met different characters. Toni Kroos is one, calm, down to earth, doesn’t care about flashy stuff.

"He knows life is not only football. N’Golo Kante is another.

"He’s had the same phone for ten years, doesn’t care about cars, doesn’t care about clothes.

“You cannot judge people because of [spending]. If that makes them happy, I don’t care.

"Maybe in their heart, they are also good people, they just want to act cool. Sometimes maybe it’s kind of a protection."

The former Bayer Leverkusen star has also been giving back as he has launched the Kai Havertz Stiftung charity which has the goal of helping people and animals.

He added: "Over the last few years I’ve realised I can give something back. It was clear to me. It should be clear to everyone.

"That’s more important. Football is a good way to make people happy, give them joy, something to hold on to, to help.

"But there are other ways. And to always look at football 24/7 is not healthy."