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Chelsea in Havertz transfer boost with star available for £20m LESS if Bayer Leverkusen miss out on Champions League
BAYER LEVERKUSEN may have to drop their valuation of Chelsea target Kai Havertz by as much as £20million, according to reports.
If the Bundesliga side fail to reach the Champions League they will lose out on significant income next season and need to raise funds elsewhere.
That may turn Blues fans into overnight Borussia Monchengladbach supporters as Die Fohlen battle with Leverkusen for the final qualification spot.
The detail how Havertz's £90m price tag is outside of Chelsea's own valuation of the 21-year-old.
And a failure to reach Europe's top club competition could push Bayer towards the Premier League side's £70m estimation.
Peter Bosz's side currently sit inside Germany's top-four by a single point ahead of their final two games, with qualification via the Europa League also a possibility.
The saga is therefore set to run deeper into the summer, unlike the Blues' quickfire captures of Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner for a combined £90m.
Competition from Manchester United and Real Madrid could become more significant in the coming weeks, with both teams monitoring a number of options.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is reportedly favouring long-term targets Jack Grealish and Jadon Sancho but their own Champions League fate will play a role in their ability to spend.
Meanwhile, Bayern Munich are said to favour a move for Leroy Sane this summer, edging them towards a 2021 deal for Havertz.
Whether he is happy to wait for the Bundesliga champions is in doubt after Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro outlined the attacking midfielder's desire to move sooner rather than later.
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Carro told : "I see the player's desire to take the next step some time in the near future.
"You have to try to find a solution where the player's goal can be reconciled with ours. No one can say for sure what is going to happen at the moment."
However, reports in Germany suggest a willingness to follow in idol Toni Kroos' footsteps makes completing a switch to Real Madrid Havertz's preference.
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