Havertz became one of the most sought after talent following his meteoric rise to prominence in the Bundesliga.
Clubs like Real Madrid and Bayern Munich were all said to be interested in signing the Germany international but could not land Havertz due to the financial crisis in this pandemic year.
Chelsea however took advantage of their rivals’ impediment to sign Havertz for a deal worth around €80 million during the summer transfer window.
The 21-year-old has failed to hit his known heights at Stamford Bridge and has not found the net in his last 14 games for the Blues.
Havertz was benched for the third successive game in Monday’s 1-1 draw against Aston Villa.
Due to Havertz’s current predicament, Hinko has opined that his compatriot could be unhappy about his move to play in the Premier League.
“Kai Havertz, even if he doesn’t say it out loud, will have already cursed a hundred times that he moved from Leverkusen to the midfield bores of Chelsea, following the lure of money,” Hinko wrote for BILD.
“Everything went to pieces.
“No celebrating Christmas, far away from his family, trapped on the island, not even strumming a few contemplative songs on his piano.
“Instead, watching from the draughty bench against bottom-of-the-table Arsenal in a 3-1 defeat. Then substituted for the last quarter of an hour.
“A kind of mercy killing. The maximum punishment for such a great talent.
“Havertz will have kicked himself often enough for not returning Bayern’s interest more vehemently as long as coach Hansi Flick was still interested in him.”
