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Bayer Leverkusen chief Carro: Real Madrid tried for Havertz before Chelsea

Bayer Leverkusen chief Carro: Real Madrid tried for Havertz before Chelsea
Bayer Leverkusen chief Carro: Real Madrid tried for Havertz before Chelsea
Bayer Leverkusen chief Carro: Real Madrid tried for Havertz before ChelseaFlashscore
Havertz eventually moved to Chelsea before leaving for Arsenal last summer.

Real Madrid contacted Bayer in 2020 to acquire his services, but they couldn't match Bayer's 80m asking price.

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Carro recalled to Onda Cero: "We recommended Havertz wait, but he wanted to win titles.

We sold to Chelsea. One of the reasons was the ambition he had."

For Carro, Havertz is a player who, due to his football and quality, had the capacity to fit better in a Spanish club".