Chelsea sign Germany midfielder Havertz on five-year deal


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Bayer Leverkusen and Rangers Training - Leverkusen, Germany - August 5, 2020 Bayer Leverkusen's Kai Havertz during training, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Martin Meissner/Pool via REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea have signed Germany's highly-rated attacking midfielder Kai Havertz from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen on a five-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Friday.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed but British media reported the fee for the 21-year-old was in the region of 71 million pounds.

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