"Nobody is undroppable, but if he plays like this, he stepped up in his mentality in his game." Those are the words of Thomas Tuchel from last month, with the Chelsea boss heaping praise on the brilliant Kai Havertz, who has been exceptional in recent outings for the west Londoners.
The 22-year-old, who signed for the Blues in the summer of 2020 for around £71million, is perhaps showing his best form so far in a Chelsea shirt since the move, with five goals in as many matches in all competitions. Havertz has been used in the 'false nine' position under Tuchel and he has flourished when doing so.
So much so, that Romelu Lukaku's future at Chelsea looks more uncertain with every match he starts on the bench. The 28-year-old re-signed for the Blues at the start of the season for close to £100m, but he has not started a Premier League match in almost a month.
