Chelsea’s Kai Havertz transfer stalls as Bayer Leverkusen demand £90m but Blues only willing to pay £75m
KAI HAVERTZ'S proposed move from Bayer Leverkusen to Chelsea could fall through with the two clubs reportedly £15million apart in their valuation of the player.
The 21-year-old playmaker has been heavily linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season following another impressive campaign in Germany.
Havertz has chipped in with 15 goals and eight assists in 39 games in all competitions this campaign - sparking interest from a host of clubs across Europe.
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But it is Chelsea who are believed to be the frontrunners to secure his signature, with the club looking to offload a number of players in order to raise funds to sign him.
However according to the , the Blues are only prepared to fork out £75m to land the German international - a sum that wouldn't be enough to prise him away from the Bay Arena.
They state that Leverkusen are holding out for £90m, with Chelsea's transfer guru Marina Granovskaia having her work cut out as she looks to negotiate a deal.
It has been claimed that as well as Chelsea, Premier League duo Manchester United and Liverpool are also keen on bringing him to England.
And there is also competition from LaLiga giants Barcelona and Real Madrid as the race to sign Havertz hots up.
Leverkusen's sporting director Rudi Voller recently insisted the club have not given up hope of retaining Havertz - who still has two years left to run on his contract.
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He told : "We haven't given up hope that he'll stay with us.
"We try to give him every possibility that he can call up his qualities.
"He did an outstanding job in the second half of the season."