Pro contract for Kai Havertz
What a week for Kai Havertz: The DFB announced on Monday that the 17-year-old Bayer 04 talent had won a silver Fritz Walter medal and now the midfielder has penned a long-term contract with the Werkself.
“We're happy that Kai Havertz is the next homegrown player to make a long-term commitment to the club. It underlines our ambition to bring more and more talented youngsters through to the first team,” declared sporting director Rudi Völler.
Havertz, who previously played for Alemannia Mariadorf (to 2008) and Alemannia Aachen (2008-2010), joined Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2010. Here, he became a Germany Under 17 international and this year he won the Germany Under 17 league title. “Along with Atakan Akkaynak and Sam Schreck, Kai joined us at the training camp in Austria and and he had great fun out there. He looked relaxed and showed he has great potential. If his development continues at the same pace then he will a brilliant addition to our squad,” added Völler.
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