Ray Parlour has admitted he’s desperate for new Arsenal signing Kai Havertz to improve. He wants him to be like Martin Odegaard has at the club.
Parlour was speaking on TalkSPORT (25/8 6:56am). He was discussing the German international with Alan Brazil.
He didn’t arrive from Stamford Bridge in the best form. Although Mikel Arteta clearly sees something in him which is marvelous. Havertz has started every competitive game for Arsenal so far. This is ofcourse in this season in two different positions. With Gabriel Jesus injured, Havertz’s versatility is already coming in handy at Arsenal.
What Ray Parlour had to say about Havertz
Ray Parlour says:-
“He’s gone into a new club and all I’m hoping for is he can get the same impact that he did for [Martin] Odegaard.
“Because Odegaard came into the side and he improved so much under Mikel Arteta, so I’m just hoping that that can happen with [Kai] Havertz.“But it’s not guaranteed, you’re taking a gamble with any player when you buying him for that sort of money. You have to wait and see on that one.”
Although he’ll be expected to contribute goals and assists. It’s very unlikely to be his main aim in the side.
However, because he spent so much of his time at Chelsea playing as a nine, it’s the metric most football fans are likely to judge Havertz on.
As Parlour says, Arteta has already shown with Odegaard that he can get the best out of players. And he will want Havertz to follow his lead at Arsenal.
