Arsenal’s first interview with Kai Havertz has been leaked on-line with the Gunners nonetheless but to substantiate the deal.
The Germany worldwide is heading to the Gunners for a price in extra of £65m, bringing an finish to his three-year keep at Chelsea.
He underwent a medical over the weekend, with a picture of him in Arsenal’s 2023/24 shirt showing on-line shortly afterwards.
And now footage of Arsenal’s opening sit-down interview with Havertz has emerged.
“It is tremendous thrilling for me, personally,” Havertz mentioned. “I am so glad to affix this superb membership. I believe this membership has such an enormous historical past and I hope we will obtain a lot of issues, and I am simply trying ahead to assembly all of the gamers, the workers, it’ll be thrilling.
When requested the way it felt dealing with the present Arsenal squad as a Chelsea participant and the way gifted he thought it was, Havertz replied: “I skilled it myself a few occasions. You may simply see. I believe the household mentality that the staff has on the pitch and so they have it off the pitch as nicely.
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“The staff mentality within the squad could be very, very excessive and you’ll really feel that. I believe that was one of many explanation why it was so exhausting to play towards Arsenal.
“Clearly there’s so many gifted gamers and there is huge room to attain huge issues as nicely.”
Arsenal will compete within the Champions League subsequent season for the primary time in six years, and Havertz was requested about his expertise enjoying in Europe’s premier membership competitors having scored the profitable aim within the 2021 last.
“I believe the Champions League is a particular match and I believe each soccer participant simply likes to play there,” he mentioned.
“I used to be lucky to win the trophy and for me it was one of the best feeling I’ve ever had. So to play there once more subsequent season with Arsenal could be very thrilling for me.”
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