Earlier on Monday, there was a flurry of excitement on social media when Sport Bild claimed that Bayer Leverkusen ‘could soon’ accept a €100m package from Chelsea for Kai Havertz.
It all seemed very definitive, with the outlet explaining €80m would be paid up front, with two €10m packages of bonuses to follow, one more easily attainable than the other.
However, all this has since been vehemently denied by Bayer Leverkusen, according to Sport1 in Germany.
Sport1 remind their readers that Rudi Völler has ‘repeatedly emphasised there would be no Corona discount’ for Havertz, with the Bundesliga club ‘demanding at least €100m in compensation’ for the midfielder.
They end their article by saying ‘there is no end in sight’ and the deal ‘is not yet in the bag’.
There is also ‘no foreseeable’ timeframe for ‘when the transfer will be completed’.
It seems Chelsea fans might have to wait a little bit longer.
