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Antonio Rudiger hopes to have convinced Kai Havertz to join Chelsea

By Barney Corkhill, Editor | 01 September 2020

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger hints that he has played a part in convincing international teammate Kai Havertz to join the club this summer.

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has revealed that he has been involved in convincing international teammate Kai Havertz to move to Stamford Bridge this summer.

The Blues are understood to be on the verge of completing a £72m deal for the highly-rated 21-year-old, with that fee potentially rising to a club-record figure of £90m.

Should Havertz arrive then he would become Chelsea's sixth signing of a busy transfer window and, having already played a part in getting compatriot Timo Werner to sign, Rudiger is hoping to have pulled off something similar with another Germany teammate.

"Everything went well with Timo Werner, so I made my contribution," Rudiger told reporters at a press conference ahead of Germany's Nations League clashes with Spain and Switzerland.

"And I hope that it works again now [with Havertz]."

In addition to Werner, Chelsea have also signed Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva and Malang Sarr during the ongoing window.