Chelsea: £150k-a-week star now 'causing worry' at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea forward Kai Havertz‘s form is a concern, according to transfer insider Dean Jones.

The £150,000 per-week star is yet to score this season and looked badly off the pace against Leeds on Sunday.

Having collected four points from their opening two games against Everton and Tottenham, where they turned in a brilliant performance, expectations were high upon the Blues’ trip to Elland Road.

But Thomas Tuchel’s side endured a nightmare afternoon in Yorkshire and were unable to recover from Edouard Mendy gifting Brenden Aaronson a 33rd minute opener.

Just four minutes later, Rodrigo headed past the Senegal international to double Leeds’ advantage before Jack Harrison put the result beyond doubt midway through the second period.

Chelsea managed 61 per cent possession, but only registered three shots on target, with Illan Meslier only forced into one proper save.

Several Blues players were below par, but Havertz was particularly poor, with his WhoScored rating (6.29) the second-worst Chelsea outfield player behind Raheem Sterling.

Overall, the Germany international has been the club’s ninth-best player this term, with the 23-year-old failing to score or assist and has managed just two shots on goal in more than four hours of top-flight action.

With Chelsea yet to bring in a striker and Armando Broja currently missing through injury, Tuchel had very little options ahead of the game at Leeds, but Jones is worried by Havertz’s start to the campaign.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “Broja has had an injury so we cannot read too much into him not being in the match day squad.

“And until Chelsea have made some signings up front, they need to keep hold of him. The form of Havertz is causing some worry.”

In Havertz’s defence, Chelsea were