‘Bit of a shock’: TalkSPORT pundit stunned his club have signed 24-year-old from Chelsea

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Ray Parlour is a bit stunned that Arsenal signed Kai Havertz from Chelsea this summer.

There’s been some high-profile exits at Stamford Bridge in the past couple of weeks, including Kai Havertz.

The 24-year-old German, who famously scored the winner for Chelsea in a Champions League final, will be playing his football across London next season.

He joined Arsenal this week in a £65million deal (BBC), which is going to ensure there will be plenty of eyes peeled to how he gets on at the Emirates Stadium.

Parlour, who’s a talkSPORT pundit and former Arsenal star, is quite surprised his old club decided to sign Havertz in this window.

When discussing the player’s move to Arsenal, Parlour told talkSPORT: “Havertz was a bit of a shock because you can see he’s not an out-and-out striker and I thought they needed an out-and-out striker.

“Edu and Mikel Arteta must see something in him… He’s a really good attacking midfielder.”

Michael Owen has already suggested on Twitter that Chelsea have made a mistake in selling to their rivals.

However, we’re pretty impressed to see the Blues earn £65million from Havertz’s sale.

Despite the odd eye-catching performance, the Germany international was struggling to perform anywhere near his best in Chelsea colours. Therefore, cashing in after three years of trying with him is a fair call.

The Blues have welcomed new signing Christopher Nkunku to the club this summer, who we think could be an immediate upgrade in a No 10 position.

Mauricio Pochettino is walking in as the Chelsea head coach this summer to a newly assembled squad, which should have a real buzz around it with no damage from last year’s poor season.