Bayer Leverkusen chief plays hardball with Chelsea over Kai Havertz, tells Blues “there is no Covid discount”

Germany legend Rudi Voller has told Chelsea to cough up £90million for Kai Havertz adding: There’s no Covid discount.

The coronavirus may have crippled the global football economy but Bayer Leverkusen chief Voller has warned the Blues they will not get their star man on the cheap.

Asked if Havertz would go for £90m or a much lower price, Voller told Gazzetta dello Sport: “It won’t be easy, but for an artist like him there is no Covid discount.

“No, but with his talent, it means he’s on the list of all the best clubs.

“We know of the interest of a couple of clubs, especially Chelsea, but for us, the situation is quite simple; he has a two-year contract, if anyone wants him on our terms, fine, otherwise he stays here another year and we are happy.”