FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Chelsea - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - December 12, 2020 Chelsea's Kai Havertz in action with Everton's Mason Holgate Pool via REUTERS/Peter Powell
(Reuters) - Kai Havertz has struggled to live up to his 71 million pounds ($95 million) price tag since arriving at Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen but manager Frank Lampard said the 21-year-old must be give time to prove his worth.
Havertz, who has scored just one Premier League goal this season, missed three matches after testing positive for COVID-19 in November and has been substituted in each of their last four games, including Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Everton.
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