Kai Havertz has taken to Instagram to wish Jorginho luck as his move from Chelsea to Arsenal was made official yesterday.
The Italy international emerged from nowhere to become the league leaders’ number one target to strengthen their depth in midfield.
They turned their attentions quickly after it became apparent that they were not going to be able to land their ideal signing of Moises Caicedo.
The Ecuadorian was also subject of an early bid from Chelsea, however his club continued to play hardball at the negotiations table.
Chelsea will absolutely be happy with the midfielder they managed to sign though. They completed a deal to sign Enzo Fernandez from Benfica in the final moments of a frantic deadline day.
Jorginho leaving the club came as a bit of a shock based on the speed and the importance he had in the first team.
Havertz reacts to Jorginho
Even if there was only a few months left on his contract, there had been no real links for him to move away from Stamford Bridge this month.
It was obviously a surprise to his teammates too. Marc Cucurella reacted in shock when he was informed in an interview that the move was about to be done.
Now, Havertz has commented on the midfielder’s first post as a midfielder, saying: “All the best bro.”
Jorginho was close to not being the only midfielder through the door on deadline day. Conor Gallagher had been the subject of plenty of interest from the Premier League and beyond.
However, the only bid that actually came in was from Everton, with the player not keen on a move to Goodison Park.
Now though, the future of the position looks in good hands with the club-record signing of Fernandez, with him joining on an eight-and-a-half-year contract in a similar style the majority of new signings last month.
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