Latest reports indicate that Chelsea want to fast-track their move for Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz because of a number of reasons.

The Germany international himself is, according to BILD, keen to leave the Bundesliga club this summer, especially with Leverkusen’s inability to compete in the Champions League next season.

Leverkusen only finished fifth in the Bundesliga this season, and thus will miss out on Champions League football next term unless they win the Europa League next month.

RMC Sport report that Chelsea’s dream of a Havertz-Werner duo underlines their desperation to act quickly to associate Havertz with Werner. The club want him this summer whilst rivals such as Madrid want to wait a year.

Bayern Munich were in the running to sign the youngster along with other clubs. Real Madrid were interested but never made a formal offer.

However, both would prefer to wait until 2021 to finalise a deal, with Madrid needing to raise funds amid the redevelopment of the Bernabeu and Bayern having spent big on Leroy Sane.

Bayern Munich president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge last week ruled his club out of contention for Havertz, saying the youngster will have to wait if he wants to join the Bundesliga champions.

His words: “Let’s make it clear: the move for Havertz won’t be possible for us this year for economic reasons.

“The whole of European football and Bayern are currently facing big economic challenges that will last while it’s not possible to play in front of fans.”

With the big clubs out of the running it makes the job of signing him that much easier for the Blues.

And, if the London club fail to sign Havertz this summer, they may not be able to compete for the player when the big European clubs recover from the all-pervading economic crisis,