{"id":624425,"date":"2023-06-15T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T17:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624425"},"modified":"2023-06-15T13:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T17:55:50","slug":"arsenal-talks-sign-kai-havertz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/15\/arsenal-talks-sign-kai-havertz\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Look To Steal \u2018Rolls-Royce\u2019 From Rivals, Player is Keen on The Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal are reportedly engaged in discussions to secure the signing of highly-rated German international Kai Havertz. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1669002478086414336\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, positive contacts have been established with the player&#8217;s camp, indicating his interest in making the move. However, negotiations could hinge on the transfer fee, as Chelsea initially set a price tag of \u00a375 million for the 24-year-old, which the Gunners are unwilling to meet.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal in Talks to Sign Kai Havertz<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More on Kai Havertz. Sources feel that Chelsea could be flexible about price tag after initial \u00a375m request considered too high by Arsenal. \u26aa\ufe0f\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Player\u2019s keen on the move, it could help Arsenal in the negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid won\u2019t even pay \u00a350m for Havertz as of now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dS4KTzdAW1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dS4KTzdAW1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1669005240132141056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal&#8217;s Pursuit and Price Considerations<\/h3>\n<p>As per Romano, the North Londoners are actively pursuing the signing of the attacker and have made significant progress in talks. The player has expressed his desire for the move, adding to the potential for a successful agreement. However, the stumbling block appears to be the transfer fee demanded by the Blues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/13\/chelsea-arsenal-rice-caicedo\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Face Major Decision as Arsenal Prepare \u00a3170 Million Double Swoop to Steal Midfield Targets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amid negotiations, there are indications that Chelsea could be open to revising their initial price tag for the German. Recognizing their rival&#8217;s reluctance to pay \u00a375 million, the club from West London may exhibit flexibility to facilitate the transfer.\u00a0 The player&#8217;s desire for a new challenge could also help bridge the gap between the teams&#8217; valuations, potentially leading to a favourable outcome for all parties involved.<\/p>\n<h3>Real Madrid&#8217;s Stance and Impact<\/h3>\n<p>While the Gunners pursue the man once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/tuchel-undroppable-rolls-royce-chelsea-havertz\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">described as a &#8216;Rolls-Royce&#8217;<\/a>, talks with Los Blancos have hit a roadblock. The Spanish giants have shown little willingness to meet his asking price, with reports suggesting that even a \u00a350 million bid is currently off the table.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/30\/harry-kane-transfer-saga-united-secret\/\" target=\"_self\">Ten Hag Must Use Secret Weapon in \u00a388m Transfer Battle; Real Madrid Think They Have Advantage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side are busy trying to improve on the squad that finished as runners-up in the Premier League last season. Fans will be eager to see their club get some deals over the line so soon after the disappointment of losing out to Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_624447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-624447\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-624447 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Arsenal-FC-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Arsenal vs Porto\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Arsenal-FC-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Arsenal-FC-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Arsenal-FC-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/Arsenal-FC.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-624447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arsenal vs Porto, photo by Wonker https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wonker\/4421305158 CC by 2.0 Generic https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q19125117<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal are reportedly engaged in discussions to secure the signing of highly-rated German international Kai Havertz. According to Fabrizio Romano, positive contacts have been established with the player&#8217;s camp, indicating his interest in making the move. However, negotiations could hinge on the transfer fee, as Chelsea initially set a price tag of \u00a375 million for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4369,"featured_media":624447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11,2,3,7188],"tags":[3190,3380],"class_list":["post-624425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal","category-chelsea","category-featured","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-arsenal-transfer-news","tag-kai-havertz"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}