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Lee Wilmot

Arsenal have already signed the next Martin Odegaard with 'great' Mikel Arteta deal

Kai Havertz will be a different player for Arsenal from the one everyone saw at Chelsea. That's the view of Gunners legend Ray Parlour anyway.

Havertz arrived in the Premier League with a huge reputation, having starred in his native Germany for Bayer Leverkusen. But, even though he scored hugely important goals - the Champions League final-winning strike in 2021 - he never quite lived up to the expectation.

Chelsea suffered an extremely disappointing season in 2022/23, finishing in 12th place and having three different managers during the campaign. Havertz was among a number of players to under-perform in difficult circumstances, but he is now looking forward to a new challenge in north London.

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