Chris Sutton has real doubts about 24-year-old who Arsenal have signed

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Chris Sutton has admitted he has real doubts over Arsenal signing Kai Havertz this summer.

Sutton was speaking on the Football Daily Podcast about the upcoming Premier League campaign.

It’s the time of the summer when every pundit is asked to make their predictions.

Virtually every BBC Sport pundit has guessed that Manchester City will once again win the Premier League.

No team has ever won the English top-flight four times in a row, but it’s hard to look past Pep Guardiola’s side.

Arsenal ran them closest last season and Mikel Arteta has already brought in several signings to improve their chances this year.

Declan Rice could be a game-changing addition, while Jurrien Timber offers more competition in defence.

However, Chris Sutton has questioned Arsenal’s decision to sign Kai Havertz this summer.

It will be interesting to see where the 24-year-old lines up for Arsenal.

His performance against Manchester City suggests a deeper role is likely to be where the German international thrives.

Sutton unsure on Arsenal signing Havertz

Speaking about Arsenal’s prospects this season, Sutton said: “I think Arsenal are really interesting because of the way they fell away at the end of last season.

“A lot of talk that it was because of [William] Saliba, Gabriel Jesus viewed as not a natural goalscorer.

“Well, have they got a natural goalscorer now in Kai Havertz, I’m not so sure.”

Kai Havertz showed in the Bundesliga that he’s capable of being a regular goalscorer.

In his final two seasons with Bayer Leverkusen, Havertz found the back of the net 29 times in the Bundesliga.

He struggled at Chelsea and failed to reach double figures in the league once during three campaigns at Stamford Bridge.

However, his goal in the Champions League final against Manchester City shows he can turn up on the biggest occasions.

There will be plenty of Arsenal fans who like Sutton have question marks over Havertz.

Arteta clearly has a plan for the German international and it will be interesting to see how that plays out.

A fast start to his career at the Emirates will dispel many of the doubts surrounding the 24-year-old.