Chelsea are keen to wrap up a deal for Kai Havertz - and they might be able to hand him his “dream” number after the FA Cup final.
Willian is expected to leave the club after their clash with Arsenal on Saturday as he moves on as his contract expires at Stamford Bridge.
That will free up his No.10 shirt - something Havertz has publicly declared his “dream” to wear as he eyes his next move.
Havertz is expected to follow Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech to Chelsea but a deal is not yet done.
And the No.10 shirt could be a sweetener as things fall into place for Frank Lampard’s side.
Speaking to Marca last November, Havertz said: “My dream will always be to wear the No.10 one day at my club.”
Whilst Havertz is reportedly keen to wrap up a move to the Premier League, Bayer Leverkusen have insisted he will see out their Europa League campaign.
Leverkusen's sporting director Rudi Voller has publicly said it's "set in stone" that the he will remain in Germany to see out the campaign.
By the time a deal can be done, Willian is likely to have already left west London and freed up the No.10 shirt.
“I don’t think he’s done a U-turn or any kind of turn,” his agent, Kia Joorabchian, told talkSPORT this week.
“We had two very big offers – one from MLS which required him to move on July 1 – but he’s always been in the same mode, saying, ‘I want to finish the season at Chelsea and the day after the season has finished I will make my decision’.
“He has two concrete offers from Premier League clubs on the table, he has an MLS offer on the table which is very big, and he’s got two other offers in Europe.
“So Willian is in a very good position and he is going to make his decision after the last game of the season.”
dennisachafu
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Chelsea should try their possible best to keep Willian but if it didn't work, the number 10 jersey should be given to Pulisic. That's his number in US national team and he has been longing to wear it at club level too. People are talking about Kai Haverts but Pulisic is the man to watch by next season. His adaptation to EPL is very fast and believe he will do more by next season with good players around him. His sublimed form with Willian and Giroud was the reason Chelsea achieved their top 4 dream.
jazzy25
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I,m a United fan but I don't like that they give harvertz n10 he just came him if not that pulisic who one the players to help Chelsea to cl he deserves the more because he has been here since and he has the quality of the no 10 if they were to give harvertz a number it should be 8 not 10 next season I hope CP wears number b10
Kefaya
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Me looking for those who are saying that Havertz does not deserve the no 10 jersey with all his statistics
boss3
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Chelsea got the best leipzig player and second best striker in Bundesliga in temo werner , the best player in ajax and eredivisie in ziyech. I pray we get the best youngsters in Bundesliga (Havertz) then we will start looking for the best defenders and goal keeper to sign.
segunaremo280
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Chelsea should try their possible best to keep Willian but if it didn't work, the number 10 jersey should be given to Pulisic. That's his number in US national team and he has been longing to wear it at club level too. People are talking about Kai Haverts but Pulisic is the man to watch by next season. His adaptation to EPL is very fast and believe he will do more by next season with good players around him. His sublimed form with Willian and Giroud was the reason Chelsea achieved their top 4 dream.
bro we the fansbase are the one causing problems for the board and Lampard... pulisic never request for #10... it's only odoi and havertz that request for that number meanwhile the number is meaningless compare to what you want to play for the club... hazard that have RM #7 he was on the bench while Asensio have been picked over him.... let just leave the number strip only now and let face our way up to challenge for epl and other domestic trophy next season.. we are blue family together