{"id":1214,"date":"2026-05-09T08:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2026-05-09T08:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T08:33:24","slug":"bayern-munich-reach-decision-on-signing-kai-havertz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1214","title":{"rendered":"Bayern Munich reach decision on signing Kai Havertz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich have no interest in signing Kai Havertz from Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to a German journalist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Havertz<\/strong> has been on the books of Arsenal since 2023, when he joined from Chelsea and is under contract at the north London club until the summer of 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The Germany international has established himself as an important player for <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> manager Mikel Arteta over the years.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old forward has scored 34 goals and given 17 assists in 107 matches in all competitions for the Gunners so far in his career.<\/p>\n<p>However, Havertz has failed to make a huge impact for Arsenal this season, with knee and muscle injuries affecting him.<\/p>\n<p>Havertz has made 20 appearances for Arsenal in the 2025\/26 campaign, scoring five goals and providing four assists in the process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Just one Arsenal player in wind-up merchant\u2019s PSG combined XI ahead of Champions League final<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There has been speculation on the future of Havertz, with <strong>Arsenal actively pursuing a deal for Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, BBC Sport\u2019s Arsenal reporter, Alex Howell,\u00a0reported about Havertz: \u201cBefore this season, there had been discussions internally about extending that deal or seeing what interest there might have been in the forward this summer if he had produced the kind of season that was expected of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that process has been put on hold with Gyokeres\u2019 performances raising questions and Havertz\u2019s recent injury record lowering the possibility of a club paying his true value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"04742eb90cefa12a5e3ab9bae92c2b93\" image-id=\"neimX5p2893N\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>That came after journalist <em>James Benge<\/em> reported that <strong>Bayern Munich<\/strong> want to sign Havertz, with Nicolas Jackson set to return to Chelsea after his loan spell at the Bundesliga champions.<\/p>\n<p>Benge said on the <em>Inside Arsenal<\/em> podcast. \u201cYeah, my understanding on Havertz and Bayern is that there is interest there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: Why rival fans are \u2018duty bound to denigrate\u2019 Arsenal and their \u2018legendary season\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing more than that that I\u2019ve heard at the moment, but that is one to monitor in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause of course, Nicolas Jackson is going, so he might figure as a depth piece at Bayern, like someone that can cover a bit for Musiala and a bit for Kane.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bayern Munich NOT interested in Arsenal star Kai Havertz<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Bild<\/em> journalist <em>Christian Falk<\/em>though, has poured cold water on that, claiming that Bayern have no interest in a 2026 summer deal for Havertz and will not try to sign him.<\/p>\n<p>Falk wrote on his website, <em>CFBayernInsider<\/em>; \u201cIt is\u00a0NOT TRUE:\u00a0Bayern have added Kai Havertz to their shortlist ahead of the summer<strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201c<\/strong>I heard the rumours a few weeks ago and checked up on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were no talks, no negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHavertz is already thinking about next season with Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he would like to play for Bayern Munich in the future, but at the moment, his name wasn\u2019t discussed by the supervisory board.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not, at present, on Bayern\u2019s summer shortlist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: No Arsenal centre-backs or Rice in combined Gunners and PSG XI\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '1399787394855675');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><script>\n        !function(e,n,t){var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)(0);e.getElementById\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich have no interest in signing Kai Havertz from Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to a German journalist. 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