‘Immaculate’: Henry compares Havertz to former Arsenal star
Havertz has two years left on his present deal at Stamford Bridge and no progress has been revamped a brand new deal. Chelsea are open to promoting the German this summer season and wish to achieve this earlier than June 30, so the sale could be included within the monetary accounts for 2022/23 and assist steadiness the books.
While Havertz would be keen on the move, and Arsenal are prepared to match his £250,000-a-week wages, Chelsea need as much as £70million for the ahead and that may be a valuation the Gunners are hoping will drop.
It’s believed that Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are additionally within the 24-year-old, however it’s Arsenal who at present prepared the ground within the race to safe Havertz’s signature.
Should they achieve this, membership legend Henry might be a cheerful man, with the Frenchman praising Havertz again in March after Chelsea’s Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund and evaluating him to former Arsenal captain Robin van Persie.
“He reminds me sometimes, a little, of Robin back to goal the way he can hold the ball,” Henry instructed CBS Sports.
“Robin van Persie was very good with his left foot, the touch was always immaculate and he tried to bring people along.
“This is why out of the guys that used to be wingers or No.10 he plays as a nine because with his back to goal he can hold the ball well. Now he needs to make sure he can transform that into more goals because you can play off him.”