Sky Sports pundit says 20-year-old reportedly wanted by Arsenal is the ‘best player’ in his country

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A player reportedly on the radar of Arsenal and previously described as “ideal” for the Gunners has been deemed the best player in Germany by Sky Sports pundit Dietmar Hamann.

Kai Havertz has been sensational for Bayer Leverkusen over the past few years, clocking up 139 senior appearances already despite being just 20.

Havertz has also claimed 38 goals and 30 assists for Leverkusen, and has already won seven caps for Germany, so it’s little surprise that he is being linked with some of Europe’s top clubs.

As well as Arsenal, the likes of Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are all said to be keen on the Leverkusen ace, according to Goal.com.

With Germany boasting plenty of superb talents including Liverpool-linked Timo Werner, former Reds ace Hamann actually reckons Havertz is better than him – and everyone else in the Bundesliga.

“The one player who stands out for me is Havertz,” he told Sky Sports. “He’s an exceptional player who reminds me of a young Michael Ballack.

“He has that air of arrogance in a nice way about him and he’s just a natural, he’s two-footed, he’s tall and he’s good in the air. He’s very versatile, he can play across the front, he can play in any position. I think he is the best player we have got in Germany at the moment.

“There’s talk about Werner maybe going to England and obviously he’s a different player but I think Havertz is the one I would be looking at.”

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While there is no doubting Havertz’s talents, for him to be described as “the best player” in Germany – a country full of some of the most high-quality players – despite his young age is testament to his sheer quality.

Former Leverkusen sporting director Wolfgang Holzhauser has previously said that Havertz should move abroad, telling Goal.com that “his style of play would make him ideal for Barcelona or Arsenal”.

That said, although Havertz is undoubtedly a world-class player and a potential future superstar, the reported £100million plus price tag wouldn’t be easy to meet for the majority of clubs in Europe.

And even though the global health crisis could perhaps lead to a “big crunch” in the football industry, including in wages and transfer fees, Bayer CEO Fernando Carro does not expect Havertz’s value in the transfer market to decline, given just how much of an asset he is (Goal.com).