Kai Havertz complete switch to Arsenal, joins list of player to have featured for both London clubs

Kai Havertz complete switch to Arsenal, joins list of player to have featured for both London clubs

Stephen Oladehinde 20:14 - 28.06.2023

Chelsea forward Kai Havertz has officially signed for London rivals Arsenal after spending three years at Stamford Bridge.

Last season, he failed to perform at a high level as Chelsea ended up in 12th position in the Premier League table.

This summer, he has been subjected to different transfer speculation, with Real Madrid making the first move for him.

However, they dropped out of the race, giving Arsenal the chance to swoop in and sign the Chelsea forward for £60 million plus 5 million add-ons.

Kai Havertz has finally signed for Arsenal after recently completing his medical and has joined the list of players to play for both teams.

Kai Havertz joins Arsenal
Kai Havertz joins Arsenal

Havertz joins Arsenal

Mikel Arteta has always been a huge admirer of Kai Havertz since his days at Bayer Leverkusen and has finally gotten his man.

The Gunners completed a deal for the Chelsea forward worth a total of £65 million including add-on fees.

According to Romano Fabrizio on Twitter, "It's officially confirmed. Kai Havertz joins Arsenal on £65m deal from Chelsea — medical was completed over the weekend, and he will wear number 29.  Signing sealed."

The 24-year-old becomes Arsenal's first signing of the summer and joins former Chelsea midfielder Jorginho at the Emirates.

Kai Havertz will become the eighth Chelsea player to make a switch from the Blues to the Gunners in recent years.

Havertz joins list of players to make London switch

The Chelsea forward is not the first player nor will he be the last to make a switch from Stamford Bridge to the Emirate.

The likes of William Gallas in 2006, Lassana Diarra in 2007, Yossi Benayoun in 2011, Petr Cech in 2015, David Luiz in 2019, Willian in 2020, Jorginho in 2023 and now Kai Havertz in 2023 and made a transfer switch from Chelsea to Arsenal at a particular time of their career.

Havertz will be the eighth player to make a transfer move from Chelsea to Arsenal after his move was confirmed by the club.

New Arsenal signing Kai Havertz
New Arsenal signing Kai Havertz

The Gunners are still in the transfer market to sign more players as they hope to build on their second-place performance last season.