Kai Havertz Marina Granovskaia Germany performer reports blues Kai Havertz Marina Granovskaia Germany

Kai Havertz 'forfeited seven-figure bonus' to force through Chelsea transfer

Reading now: 354
www.mirror.co.uk

Kai Havertz turned his back on a seven figure bonus that was owed to him by Bayer Leverkusen to seal his Chelsea move. The German was linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge for weeks before his £72.7m deal was finalised last week.

That could rise to over £90m should the various performance related add-ons be paid. And a major breakthrough in negotiations between Leverkusen chiefs and Chelsea's director Marina Granovskaia came courtesy of Havertz himself.

The 21-year-old had a clause in his contract that entitled him to 10 per cent of his transfer fee when he left the BayArena.

Chelsea were prepared to meet Leverkusen's hefty asking price and Havertz helped speed up the transfer by passing up the bonus owed to him, reports Sport Bild.

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA