Kai Havertz ‘announced’ as Heracles Almelo player after Leverkusen joke Chelsea transfer target is joining Dutch minnows

KAI HAVERTZ has been announced as a Heracles Almelo player after Bayer Leverkusen joked that he was joining the Dutch minnows.

The German forward has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea in a £90million deal.

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But his manager's former side Almelo have tried to muscle in on the race.

Leverkusen played their last game of the season last night when they crashed out of the Europa League.

And the 2-1 quarter-final defeat to Inter may have been the 21-year-old's last game for the Bundesliga side.

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After the match, Leverkusen boss Peter Bosz was quizzed on Havertz's future and he joked: "I can exclusively announce he'll play for Heracles Almelo."

Bosz managed the Eredivisie side during two spells - 2004-06 and 2010-13.

And after hearing their former manager's comments, they uploaded a snap of Havertz in a blue and white striped Heracles shirt.

They captioned the cheeky picture: "Welcome Kai" followed by the staring eyes emoji.

Havertz scored for Leverkusen last night but it was not enough to save them.

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He danced around two Inter defenders on the edge of the area, before playing a nice one-two with Kevin Volland and firing past keeper Samir Handanovic.

Now with Leverkusen's season over, Chelsea will hope to get the deal for the star man over the line.

They have reportedly agreed a five-year deal with the seven-cap German international.