How much did Chelsea pay for Kai Havertz, Mateo Kovacic?

New Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino is planning a squad overhaul this summer as he aims to rebuild the Blues ahead of the 2023/24 season.

Alongside the completion of a £52m/$66.4m deal for France international Christopher Nkunku, Pochettino is also ready to sell players to raise funds and remould his team.

On the back of spending £240m/$307m under Thomas Tuchel last summer, and £281m/$360m with Graham Potter in January, Chelsea need to trim their bloated squad, with Kai Havertz and Mateo Kovacic set to move on.

Arsenal are closing in on a deal to sign Havertz, with Manchester City working on a move for Kovacic as Pep Guardiola looks to replace outgoing treble-winning captain Ilkay Gundogan.

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How much did Chelsea buy Kai Havertz for?

Chelsea opted to sign Havertz in 2020 after the Germany international completed an impressive rise through the ranks at Bayer Leverkusen.

After scoring 29 Bundesliga goals in two seasons, Chelsea made their move in September 2020 as part of a rumoured £62m/$79m transfer, making him the second-highest fee paid by the club, behind Kepa Arrizabalaga in 2018 (£71m/$91m).

The move included an initial £10m/$12.8m in add-ons as part of a five-year contract for Havertz.

His first season ended in superb style as his goal in the Champions League final secured the title for Tuchel's team against Guardiola's City.

Kai Havertz is the only player to score the winning goal for a Premier League club in a Champions League final AND in a Club World Cup final. 👑 pic.twitter.com/b3xMg4G02V

— Squawka (@Squawka) June 16, 2023

However, the constant upheaval at Chelsea has disrupted Havertz's progress, with Tuchel replaced by Potter, later Frank Lampard, and now Pochettino inside a chaotic 12 months.

Perceptions have also played a role in Havertz's position at Chelsea with his relaxed demeanour and constant position changes making it difficult to asses how impactful he has been at the club.

His overall numbers make for low-key reading, but Mikel Arteta is potentially looking to play him in a deeper role at Arsenal and Pochettino looks ready to sell.

A rumoured 65m/$83m deal represents a positive for Chelsea as they recover almost 100% of the fee paid to Bayer Leverkusen, with his salary the only loss.

How much did Chelsea buy Mateo Kovacic for?

Kovavic has completed five seasons at Chelsea after joining the Blues permanently in 2019, following a season-long loan from Real Madrid.

The Croatia international had grown surplus to requirements in Madrid and Lampard activated a £40m/$51m purchase clause on the former Inter Milan star.

He became a regular fixture in the Chelsea engine room in the following four campaigns, playing under three managers, including Lampard twice.

Despite Potter's decision to bring in Premier League transfer record signing Enzo Fernandez at the start of 2023, Kovacic remained central to Chelsea and his potential departure is a shock for Blues fans.

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The lure of slotting into City's winning machine will be tempting for the 29-year-old, but his importance at Chelsea cannot be understated, with Pochettino rumoured to be open to keeping him.

However, the excessive spending of previous regimes could tip the balance, with City confident of completing a £25m/$32m deal.

This would mean Chelsea would not secure a profit, with wages also signed off, and the combined exits of Havertz and Kovavic will mean a reduction in the salary bill, but the amount recouped from transfer fees may be less than hoped for

Chelsea's outgoing transfers under Todd Boehly

The figures surrounding players Chelsea have bought since the Todd Boehly takeover in May 2022 are eye-watering, with the club already over the half a billion mark.

However, part of Pochettino's early brief will be to start selling players to bring money back into the club as Boehly prepares to release more cash.

Premier League 2023/24 TV channels, live streams

UK: Matches are carried across Sky Sports and TNT Sports streaming and TV platforms, with select matches on Amazon Prime.

USA: Select matches are televised on USA Network (English) and Telemundo or Universo (Spanish), and all three channels can be streamed on Fubo. The rest of the matches are streamed on NBC platform Peacock for subscribers.

Canada: Every Premier League game this season is live streamed exclusively via Fubo in Canada.

Australia: Fans in Australia can stream every match live and on demand on Optus Sport.

India: Star Sports network has the rights to show Premier League matches in India. As well as an English broadcast on Star Sports Select, select matches will be available via regional feeds on Star Sports 3 (in Bengali, English, Kannada, Malayalam), Star Sports 1 (Bangla) and Star Sports 1 (Tamil).