Chelsea have been told to make a 'statement' in the transfer window this summer by signing Kai Havertz.
The Blues have been heavily linked with a move for the Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid, but are facing strong competition from rivals at home as well as abroad.
Since the resumption of the 2019/20 Bundesliga campaign, the Germany international has been in outstanding form, netting five goals in just four matches.
And former Blues star Craig Burley believes a move to Stamford Bridge would be a statement signing from his old club.
"You can't have enough good players," he told ESPN. "It would be a statement of intent to go out and get one of Europe’s most exciting young talents.
"It does fit with the narrative that Chelsea and Lampard are going down.
"They are looking to sign younger players with sell-on value but who can also produce the goods now.
"If they get Werner, he can play wide or through the middle. Havertz is flexible as well. They may be a little top-heavy, in terms of their forward line.
"But it would be a statement from [Roman] Abramovich to say, 'we’ve given you Werner and we also want Havertz, one of the brightest talents in European football'.
"That’s a very exciting sign for Chelsea fans. But I doubt they will be in that race alone because Havertz is probably on everybody’s radar."
