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Peter Bosz comments on Kai Havertz amid Liverpool and Arsenal speculation

Patrick Alt and head coach Peter Bosz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Mitchell Weiser of Bayer 04 Leverkusen look on during the Bundesliga match between...
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Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal are among the clubs reportedly interested in Kai Havertz.

Kai Havertz of Germany in action during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier between Estonia and Germany on October 13, 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Bayer Leverkusen manager Peter Bosz has suggested to Bild that reported Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United target Kai Havertz could leave next summer.

Havertz is one of the best and most promising young midfielders in Europe, and the 20-year-old has been linked with a number of clubs.

According to The Mirror, Liverpool, United and Bayern Munich are interested in the Germany international.

The same publication has also credited Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona and Real Madrid with interest in the youngster.

According to The Sun, Arsenal and Chelsea want to secure the services of Havertz, who is rated at £90 million, according to The Express.

Bosz has suggested that Havertz could leave Leverkusen at the end of the season.

Kai Havertz of Germany runs during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifier between Estonia and Germany at A.Le Coq Arena on October 13, 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia.

Bosz told Bild about Havertz’s future, as translated by The Mirror: “Of course I would like to keep him, just as I would have liked to keep Julian Brandt, for example.

“Kai is only 20 and still has room for improvement. I can help him there. But it is like this, at the end the player himself must feel when he is ready for the next step. Nobody can decide that for him.”

Stats

According to WhoScored, Havertz has scored two goals and provided one assist in seven Bundesliga appearances for Bayer so far this season.

During the 2018-19 campaign, the youngster made 33 starts and one substitute appearances in the league for Bayern, scoring 17 goals and providing three goals in the process, according to WhoScored.

Havertz is not the finished article yet, but the German is developing and progressing nicely, and he would be a brilliant signing for Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or United.

head coach Peter Bosz of Bayer 04 Leverkusen gestures during the Bundesliga match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig at BayArena on October 5, 2019 in Leverkusen, Germany.