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title: "Liverpool: Bayer Leverkusen assistant boss Marcel Daum warns that Kai Havertz will not go cheap"
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published: "2020-06-03T18:20:37Z"
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# Liverpool: Bayer Leverkusen assistant boss Marcel Daum warns that Kai Havertz will not go cheap

**Bayer Leverkusen’s assistant manager Marcel Daum has [told talkSPORT](https://talksport.com/football/712553/liverpool-man-utd-transfer-kai-havertz-zidane-leverkusen/) that Liverpool target Kai Havertz will not be sold on the cheap.**

The Reds have been [linked](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/kai-havertz-delivers-coy-response-22076358) with the 20-year-old, who has been in stunning form in the Bundesliga this term and during 2020 in particular. He has [15](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kai-havertz/leistungsdaten/spieler/309400) goals and eight assists in 38 matches in all competitions overall, of which 12 strikes and seven assists have come in 17 games this year alone.

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Interest in the Germany international is obviously high given the quality of his displays but Daum has attempted to warn off any suitors. He said:

> *“I don’t know what will happen, but at Bayer he has the right place to develop his strengths and improve.*
>
> *“The only thing I know is that Bayer won’t sell him for a cheap fee.”*
>
> *“Everyone is asking about Kai Havertz. If you see him play, it tells you everything.*
>
> *“For me, he has the elegance of Zidane. If you see his movement, he’s very elegant, he’s always calm, he has great passing ability.*
>
> *“What a lot of people don’t see, because we watch him every day, is that he’s pretty fast. That’s a big bonus.*
>
> *“He’s a great player; he’s scoring goals, he’s great in the air and he’s pretty fast. It’s up to him how far he can go.*
>
> *“I can’t say he will be the best German player ever, but he has the talent and there are no limits. He’s displaying signs of Zidane.”*

The comparison with Zinedine Zidane, a [three-time FIFA World Player of the Year](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/zinedine-zidane/erfolge/spieler/3111), is a huge one to make but, given that Havertz is the [youngest player](https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/freiburg-bayer-leverkusen-live-line-ups-stats-havertz-bailey-koch-alario-11275) to score 35 goals in Bundesliga history, it is certainly understandable why he is receiving such high praise.

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He currently has a Transfermarkt value of [£72.9m](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kai-havertz/marktwertverlauf/spieler/309400) and it has previously been reported that Leverkusen want at least €100m (£89.1m) for his services (as per Algemaan Dagblad [via The Daily Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1286497/Chelsea-transfer-news-Kai-Havertz-price-tag-Liverpool-links-Bayer-Leverkusen)). In this current climate, that would probably be too big a commitment from the Anfield outfit. Still, should they take the risk, they would be signing a player with unbelievable quality.

***Liverpool fans, are you confident that the Reds can land Havertz this summer? Let us know what you think by commenting below!***