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'It was important to have a club with a vision' - Havertz on decison to join Chelsea & title ambitions

Kai Havertz has explained his decision to join Chelsea in the summer transfer window, insisting "it was important to have a club with a vision".

Havertz emerged as one of the most sought-after talents in Europe following a superb 2019-20 campaign at Bayer Leverkusen.

The 21-year-old helped Leverkusen finish fifth in the Bundesliga and reach the DFB-Pokal final, as well as the Europa League quarter-finals, scoring 18 goals in 45 appearances in all competitions.

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His performances attracted attention from the likes of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Juventus, but Chelsea ended up winning the race for his signature at the start of September.