Kai Havertz
Chelsea Football Club have spent more than €200 million (R3.97 billion) in this transfer window so far, while many teams around the world are hampered by the financial impacts of the coronavirus. Fans, analysts and some opposition coaches have followed the Blues’ spending spree in
Chelsea’s latest signing, Kai Havertz, also became the club’s joint most expensive transfer in its history. The 21-year-old, who is one of the brightest talents of his generation, joined the Blues on Friday for a reported fee of €80 million, plus another €20 million in performance-based add-ons. Havertz came through Bayer Leverkusen’s academy and became his side’s youngest-ever Bundesliga player when he made his debut in 2016, aged 17 years and 126 days (the record has since been broken by Florian Wirtz). He has since broken many records, including one for the youngest player to reach 100 Bundesliga appearances, which he achieved in the 2019/20 campaign. Overall, he has scored 46 goals and assisted another 31 strikes in 150 appearances for Leverkusen before wanting to take the next step in his career and play for a bigger club.
Timo Werner
Similar to Havertz, Werner joined Chelsea from the Bundesliga. The Germany striker awe, with many believing the Premier League side has put together one of the most impressive transfer windows in history. The likes of Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Thiago Silva have surely improved the squad, and also prove how much pulling power Frank Lampard has as a coach. But with so moved to Stamford Bridge in a deal worth €53 million after a stellar campaign for RB Leipzig. The 24-year-old netted 28 times and assisted eight further strikes in 34 Bundesliga appearances, while scoring 34 goals and setting up another 13 in 45 matches overall for Leipzig. Werner also holds various Bundesliga records, and scored 109 goals and assisted 51 more strikes in 262 games overall for VfB Stuttgart and Leipzig. He is the youngest player to reach 50, 100, 150 and 200 Bundesliga games, with the first two records later being broken by Havertz. much money spent, more pressure is placed on the manager’s shoulders. In our first instalment of Premier League features brought to you by Cadbury’s #TasteTheAction campaign, we take a look at Chelsea’s new stars and how coach Frank Lampard can incorporate them into his starting XI and plans. during four seasons at Ajax Amsterdam, where he was voted the club’s Player of the Season in 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20. Overall, he scored 95 goals and assisted 123 further strikes in 287 matches for Heerenveen, FC Twente and Ajax, with one of his most impressive performances coming at Stamford Bridge in November 2019. He assisted three goals as Ajax raced to a 4-1 lead against Chelsea, but the Blues eventually managed to draw the clash after two of Ziyech’s teammates were sent off. ances for Leicester, during which he scored four goals and set up another 12 strikes. Chilwell’s fine performances at club level earned him a place in the England set-up, and he was part of the squad that finished third in the UEFA Nations League in 2019. At 23, he can still improve his game, but is already considered one of the best left-backs in the Premier League.