Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Darren Bent is urging his old club to join the race to sign highly-rated Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz.
The 20-year-old Germany international, who has been on Leverkusen's books since 2010, is fast becoming one of the most talked about youngsters in world football.
Havertz, who will celebrate his 21st birthday next month, scored his third and fourth goals, respectively, since the Bundesliga made its return to action following the coronavirus shutdown on Saturday, netting a brace to help his side record a 3-1 away victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.
His latest exploits increased the speculation concerning his future, with the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool being heavily linked with a move for the talented attacking-midfielder, who holds the responsibility of being Leverkusen captain, despite his tender age.
Now, though, former England international Bent, who spent two years playing for Spurs, is urging Tottenham to join the race for the talented youngster, insisting the club must show interest in top players like him.
"If you can get top players like that, you go and get them," Bent told Football Insider. “His favoured position is a No.10 so that would be perfect because you’re talking about him, Harry Kane and Heung-min Son – I think that would work really, really well.
At times, I know all teams have a transfer structure where they might go: ‘We need defenders, we need midfielders,’ whatever it may be, but sometimes little curveballs get thrown in.
“When a player of such quality all of a sudden gets thrown into the market, you’ve got to rip that transfer sheet up and go: ‘He’s the best player available, we’ve got to take him.'"
This season, Havertz has racked up 36 appearances in all competitions for the Bundesliga outfit, scoring 14 goals, five of which have come in just his last three matches.
