The Croatia worldwide has backed his new team-mate to develop into a “big participant” for the Blues as soon as he adjusts to the calls for of the Premier League
Kai Havertz has “big potential” in response to Mateo Kovacic, who insists he has “no worry” for the “elegant” midfielder regardless of the struggles he has endured at the beginning of his Chelsea profession.
Chelsea invested £70 million ($95m) in Havertz’s skills in the course of the summer season switch window. The Germany worldwide dedicated to a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge after leaving Bayer Leverkusen the place he had established himself as one of the thrilling younger playmakers in Europe.
The 21-year-old has been unable to construct on that fame within the first half of the 2020-21 marketing campaign. Havertz has solely recorded 4 objectives and 4 assists in his 19 apperances for the Blues so far and was dropped to the bench for the membership’s final two Premier League fixtures.
Kovacic began forward of the ex-Leverkusen star throughout Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat at Arsenal over the weekend with Frank Lampard now going through one other choice dilemma forward of a troublesome residence fixture in opposition to Aston Villa on Monday.
Havertz is in line for a recall with Lampard set to ring the adjustments within the wake of his aspect’s fourth defeat of the season, and Kovacic has backed his new team-mate to show his doubters mistaken as soon as he adjusts to the calls for of English soccer.
“I like Kai Havertz rather a lot,” the Croatian midfielder instructed Chelsea’s official web site. “He’s such a gifted participant. He is a superb signing for Chelsea. He will likely be an enormous participant for Chelsea and for world soccer, I’m positive of that.
“He has big potential. He’s such a sublime participant. He simply must study to play within the Premier League, that’s all. It’s a troublesome league with an enormous tempo, and he’ll get used to it. Sport by recreation he’s getting higher so I’ve no worry for Kai.”
Kovacic additionally reserved particular reward for Mason Mount, who has develop into one of the essential members of Lampard’s squad throughout his first 18 months in cost at Stamford Bridge.
Mount and Havertz are each 5 years youthful than Kovacic however he says he’s desperate to study from the Chelsea duo as he seeks to advance his personal profession.
“Mason has an excellent want to work, his angle is nice and he’s very gifted,” he added. “It’s a standard factor he’s doing so good as a result of I noticed final 12 months his expertise. We like to speak. They may give me suggestions as nicely. They’re each higher goalscorers than me so I can look to them.
“It’s not concerning the age. Each participant has his attributes. We discuss and we are able to study off one another. For me, I wish to develop into higher each recreation. I can nonetheless enhance and be higher in some components of video games which I’m making an attempt to do. I can enhance rather a lot and I’m positive I will likely be even higher because the season goes on.”