Bayer Leverkusen Rumors & News

Sky Sports "Kai Havertz insists he is not under pressure to justify his £75.8m price tag at Chelsea, but admits he needs time to adapt to Premier League football. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder arrived at Stamford Bridge from Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year deal earlier this..." September 17

chiesaditotti "When Roma broke the bank for Patrik Schick three years ago—to the tune of a club record €42 million transfer fee—expectations were sky high. Fresh off a break through season with Sampdoria, Schick was arguably the hottest commodity on the transfer market in the summer of..." September 09

Bavarian Football Works "The latest news from Bild is that Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has now personally become involved in negotiations for Croatian winger Ivan “the Pretty Good” Perisic. Ivan helped his own cause by scoring three goals and serving three assists in..." September 05

Independent Mail "Kai Havertz has left Germany’s national camp in a bid to finalise his transfer to Chelsea. The highly-coveted 21-year-old has been on the brink of a move to Chelsea for some time, and now Bayer Leverkusen have given him the green light to complete his..." September 04

Sky Sports "Kai Havertz is closing in on a move to Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen after the clubs agreed a package of €80m plus €20m in add-ons for the midfielder. Chelsea, who have been in talks with their Bundesliga counterparts for several weeks over a deal for the Germany..." September 03

The Guardian "Chelsea have agreed a deal with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Kai Havertz for an initial club record fee of £72m that will take their summer spending on transfers past £200m. Negotiations over the Germany international have been continuing for several weeks after..." September 01

Daily Star "Chelsea are on the verge of sealing a £90million deal for Bayer Leverkusen sensation Kai Havertz.  Reports suggest Havertz, 21, will become Frank Lampard ’s latest summer recruit this week, following Hakim Ziyech and Germany team-mate Timo Werner to..." August 26

Evening Standard "Chelsea have to be considered as Premier League contenders next season, believes Ally McCoist, who insists the Blues have made a "proper statement" in the transfer market.  After a largely promising debut campaign, Frank Lampard now looks to make..." August 25

Daily Star "Chelsea director of football Marina Granovskaia has ‘entered official negotiations’ with Bayer Leverkusen over a transfer for Kai Havertz, according to reports.  The Blues have made the talented winger their priority focus since wrapping up deals for Timo Werner..." August 19

Metro "Bayer Leverkusen have reportedly told Chelsea they will not budge on their valuation of Kai Havertz, despite admitting the midfielder wants to leave this summer. Havertz is top of Frank Lampard’s wishlist after completing the signings of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech and reports..." August 17

We Ain't Got No History "Bayer Leverkusen CEO, Fernando Carro is the latest to chime in on the Kai Havertz situation, confirming the 21-year-old’s “desire” for a new challenge but nothing much concrete or useful beyond that. “It has always been clear that there will be talks once the..." August 16

Evening Standard "Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voller says that Chelseatarget Kai Havertz will only leave the club this summer if certain clear conditions are met. Standard Sport understands that Frank Lampard hopes to seal a £70million deal for..." August 14

The Hard Tackle "The Kai Havertz to Chelsea saga has taken another twist as the German midfielder has reportedly agreed a five-year contract with the Blues. According to a report published by The Sun, Kai Havertz has agreed on the length of his contract with Chelsea, who have offered him a..." August 11

We Ain't Got No History "An eventful 90 minutes at the Merkur Spiel-Arena in Düsseldorf, one of the several neutral sites selected for the tournament-style conclusion for this season’s pandemic-delayed Europa League, saw Inter Milan eliminate Bayer Leverkusen and advance to next Monday’s semifinal,..." August 10

Mirror "Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has dropped a huge hint regarding the transfer of Kai Havertz by liking a video of the star on social media. The Blues are leading the race to sign the Bayer Leverkusen forward with club chiefs from both sides locked in discussions..." August 10

We Ain't Got No History "Bayer Leverkusen have, for the first time, publicly acknowledged Chelsea’s interest in their wonderboy, Kai Havertz, but have also reiterated their now-obvious intentions to keep hold of the 21-year-old until the end of their Europa League campaign, whenever that may..." August 08

Football 365 "Michael Ballack has explained why former club Chelsea represent an exciting prospect for fellow countryman Kai Havertz, with a deal for the 21-year-old edging ever closer. Reports suggest Havertz has agreed personal terms with Chelsea after technical director Petr..." August 05

Sky Sports "AC Milan will face competition from Bayer Leverkusen for £30m rated Norwich City defender Ben Godfrey.  Representatives of the German side are expected to step up their interest later this week once Kai Havertz completes his expected move to Chelsea. The England..." August 04

We Ain't Got No History "Barring a miracle — and we’ve already had one in Munich, so don’t bank on a second — Chelsea’s 2019-20 season is, at long last, over. But there isn’t much time to rest (barely a month, in fact, which is another issue entirely), and that also means that we..." August 03

Bavarian Football Works "Kai Havertz to Bayern Munich has been the on again off again transfer saga that puts the will-they-or-won’t-they-ness of “Ross and Rachel” to shame. However, much like the drawn out love story from a certain late 90’s sitcom, this tale needs to be brought to a..." August 02

TeamTalk "TEAMtalk have been told that Chelsea and Leverkusen are close to agreeing a structured transfer deal for Kai Havertz. The London club are ‘increasingly confident’ of signing the playmaker from Bayer Leverkusen. Indeed, negotiations over a deal to bring..." August 01

We Ain't Got No History "The Kai Havertz saga has taken a weird turn in the last 24 hours, with SportBild claiming that Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has been conducting some sort of covert operation on Bayer Leverkusen executives Rudi Völler and Fernando Carro to learn (personal)..." July 31

We Ain't Got No History "Despite recent media reports to the contrary, Bayer Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Völler insists that Kai Havertz will take part in Leverkusen’s upcoming Europa League matches, and not just because he has not received any official offers yet for the..." July 29

Express "Chelsea are edging ever closer to securing a deal to take Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz to Stamford Bridge as only the fee has to be sorted to get the transfer over the line. Havertz has apparently told his club he wishes to leave after they failed to qualify for Champions League..." July 29

Sky Sports "Kai Havertz is pushing hard for Bayer Leverkusen to agree a deal with Chelsea before the Bundesliga side's Europa League match against Rangers next week. Havertz wants to move to Chelsea and work under Frank Lampard and only an agreement about the transfer fee is holding up the..." July 28

Sky Sports "Kai Havertz is pushing hard for Bayer Leverkusen to agree a deal with Chelsea before the Bundesliga side's Europa League match against Rangers next week. Havertz wants to move to Chelsea and work under Frank Lampard and only an agreement about the transfer fee is holding up the..." July 27

TeamTalk "Manchester United were interested in Kai Havertz in January, but the move was blocked by Ed Woodward, according to a report. Chelsea are now on hot pursuit of the German international, who has scored 12 goals and provided six assists in the Bundesliga. Havertz is..." July 27

We Ain't Got No History "Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper Andre Onana is one of the more logical options to replace or supplement Kepa Arrizabalaga this summer. Unlike most other desirable targets for the position, there are no major hurdles for Chelsea to overcome in his case. Jan Oblak would be exorbitantly..." July 27

We Ain't Got No History "Big news if true, from the wannabe German Transfer Oracle, Christian Falk, coming hot on the heels of Chelsea securing a fourth place finish in the Premier League and Champions League football for next season. (Everything’s better and easier with Champions League football, including..." July 26

We Ain't Got No History "Kepa Arrizabalaga set a record two summers ago when Chelsea decided to pay his €80m release clause at Athletic Bilbao and make him not only our club-record signing, but the world’s most expensive goalkeeper, just a few million ahead of Alisson Becker, who had signed for Liverpool..." July 24

We Ain't Got No History "After a brief hiatus, those German teams who are still involved in European competitions have returned to the training pitch. The Bundesliga concluded their pandemic-delayed season at the end of last month already, but many still have business to take care of, including Bayern Munich against..." July 24

Football London "Kai Havertz's £72m Chelsea transfer appears to have been 'confirmed'. As reported by football.london, the west London outfit hold an interest in the Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid and if reports are to be believed then they will soon be confirming the..." July 23

Sport Bible "Kai Havertz will reportedly become Chelsea's fifth highest earner next season, if Chelsea can agree terms with Bayer Leverkusen for the young forward.  Chelsea's transfer business has already been impressive this summer after they confirmed the signings of Hakim Ziyech..." July 22

Managing Madrid "Brazilian journalist, Bruno Andrade, of GOAL has stated that Real Madrid are negotiating a potential loan move with Bayer Leverkusen for Reinier Jesus.  The Brazilian would be open to the move as he would have the opportunity to play in the Europa League and..." July 22

We Ain't Got No History "Chelsea certainly appear to be getting closer and closer to signing Kai Havertz this summer. Monday’s big report from The Athletic has been followed by subsequent confirmatory rumblings from various sources, including a couple form Germany, citing their own sources as well..." July 21

We Ain't Got No History "As we celebrate Chelsea’s 3-1 win last night over Manchester United in the FA Cup semifinal, the Blues have decided to give us another gift.  According to David Ornstein of the Athletic, Chelsea are “closing in” on a deal for wonderkid and hopefully future..." July 20

We Ain't Got No History "No decision is expected anytime soon in the budding saga of Kai Havertz, but that’s not stopping the rumor mill from idle speculation and prognostication. One of the latest comes from Germany’s kicker magazine (via FCB Inside), which jumps on the Havertz-to-Chelsea train,..." July 16

We Ain't Got No History "A basic premise behind Kai Havertz pushing for a move is that his current club, Bayer Leverkusen will not be playing in next season’s UEFA Champions League, after finishing only fifth in the Bundesliga. Given that baseline assumption, Havertz would obviously be a lost..." July 12

Sporting News "Frank Lampard addressed transfer speculation surrounding Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz and Chelsea midfielder Jorginho in his press conference on Friday. The Blues are currently in pole position to sign Germany sensation Havertz, with other potential suitors pulling out of the..." July 10

We Ain't Got No History "Can we do a third story in just as many days about how Kai Havertz has told Bayer Leverkusen that he wants to leave and that he would consider joining Chelsea if we make ourselves officially known with a bid? We had one were that was set to happen, then one where it was happening, and..." July 09

talkSport "Chelsea’s operation to sign Kai Havertz this summer is moving forward with Antonio Rudiger trying to convince him to move to Stamford Bridge. Rudiger, who plays alongside Havertz with the Germany national team, has been in contact with the Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid for a..." July 09

Daily Star "Kai Havertz has told Chelsea he wants to join them this summer and is ready to hand in a transfer request to make it happen. Real Madrid and Bayern Munich do not have the money to buy Havertz in this window and asked him to wait a year before leaving Bayer..." July 08

Mirror "  Italian giants Juventus are keen on Chelsea midfielder Jorginho - and that could help a deal for German wonderkid Kai Havertz. Bayer Leverkusen starlet Havertz, 21, is keen on a switch to the Premier League with Chelsea now in pole position to sign the..." July 08

Caught Off Side "Chelsea are reportedly looking in pole position to clinch the transfer of Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz this summer. The Germany international has shone in the Bundesliga and it is not at all surprising to see that a big move looks to be on the cards for him now, as he looks one..." July 07

Express "Chelsea are looking to sell six players to fund a swoop for Bayer Leverkusen sensation Kai Havertz. The Germany international has emerged as one of the Blues' top targets after a brilliant campaign in the Bundesliga. Chelsea have made an explosive start to the summer transfer..." July 06

Football 365 "Premier League clubs Man Utd and Man City are among the sides interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey this summer, according to reports. Sky Sports claimed on Friday that Liverpool and Everton have also shown an interest in Bailey with scouts from all four..." July 06

We Ain't Got No History "In the fifth minute of added-on time of Saturday’s DFB Pokal cup final, Kai Havertz scored a penalty with ridiculous aplomb. Unfortunately, his Bayer Leverkusen side were already losing heavily by that point, so the successful conversion only set in the final score of 4-2, with..." July 05

The Sun "Bayern have just splashed £55million on Manchester City winger Leroy Sane. And Rummenigge claims the Bundesliga champions can’t afford to finance a deal for 21-year-old Bayer Leverkusen star Havertz as a result. He told Sport1: “I say very clearly,..." July 05

We Ain't Got No History "Chelsea are interested in Kai Havertz, but interest by itself means very little as the Blues would need to ward off competition from a number of top clubs to attain the 21-year-old’s signature. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are often mentioned in that regard, though the former are..." July 04

Bavarian Football Works "If that Thiago report from an hour ago didn’t get you down, don’t worry — there’s always more bad news incoming. In an interview with Bild, Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge admitted that the club did not have the funds to pursue Kai Havertz this..." July 04