Kai Havertz excited to join Arsenal 'family' after completing £65m move from Chelsea

Kai Havertz said Arsenal's "family mentality" is a major reason why he was excited to join the club after completing his move across London from Chelsea on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old German has signed a five-year contract with the Gunners. The transfer fee is reported to be in the region of £65 million ($82m).

"It's super exciting for me personally. I'm so glad to join this amazing club," Havertz told the Arsenal website. "This club has such a big history, and I hope we we can achieve lots of things, and I'm just looking forward to meeting all the players, the staff, and yeah, it's going to be exciting."

Havertz joins Arsenal after the club's best Premier League season in seven years as the Gunners finished runners-up to Manchester City. He departed Chelsea after one of their worst, the Blues' 12th-place finish their lowest position since 1994.

Asked what has recently made Arsenal difficult to play against, Havertz said: "I think the family mentality that the team has on the pitch is one of the reasons why it so hard to play against Arsenal.

"I guess they have it off the pitch as well. So the team mentality in the squad is very, very high and you can feel that. Obviously there's so many talented players and there’s big room to achieve big things as well."

Arsenal's second-placed finish in the Premier League also marks their return to the Champions League after a six-year absence. Havertz has impressive pedigree in the competition, having scored the winning goal against Manchester City in the 2021 final as Chelsea lifted their second European Cup.

"I think the Champions League is a special tournament and I think every football player just loves to play there," the Germany international said.