Chelsea remain interested in Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana.
The Cameroon No1 is viewed at Chelsea as a replacement for Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Voetbal International says Bayer Leverkusen is entering a tug of war with Chelsea and has offered €20m for Onana.
But Chelsea are still in the picture and are ready to offer Ajax around €30m.
Chelsea have now secured Champions League games for next season, which means a bump in the transfer budget for manager Frank Lampard.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has made Bayer Leverkusen ace Kai Havertz their top summer transfer target.
BILD says chief transfer negotiator Marina Granovskaia has been ordered to seal a deal for the 21-year-old by Abramovich.
Chelsea have made Havertz their absolute top priority.
The Blues are expected to make contact with Leverkusen this week to thrash out a deal with reports personal terms have already been reached with the player.
Havertz is keen to make a switch to Stamford Bridge even if Frank Lampard’s side don’t make it into the Champions League.
And Petr Cech is expected to meet the midfielder for talks as well to put the final touches on the deal.
The report claims a deal could be struck for €70m (£63m) plus another €30m (£27m) in bonuses.
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Kai Havertz is priortising a move to Chelsea this summer.
Kicker says Havertz has decided his next move and wants to move to Stamford Bridge, despite doubts over their Champions League qualification for next season.
The midfielder has informed Bayer of his wish, though has been warned Chelsea must cough up big for him to be sold.
Bayer chief Rudi Voller is said to have told Havertz face-to-face: “There are no discounts linked to the health situation”.
As such, Bayer are demanding €100m to sell Havertz this summer. However, with the market not closing until October 5, Chelsea are expected to bide their time in negotiations knowing Havertz’s choice.
Chelsea will be seeking a £20m discount on the price for wantaway Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz.
ESPN says the attacking midfielder will be forced to leave his current side if he wants to play in the Champions League after they slipped to a fifth-placed finish in the table, and he has now outlined his favoured destination.
Having picked Chelsea, director Marina Granovskaia might not have to match his £90m asking price.
The fact that Havertz has made his desire to move to London clear, the club are hoping to only part with £70m for his services.
Real Madrid have not shown willingness to make a formal offer, and that Bayern Munich have already pulled out of the running.
Premier League side Chelsea are in pole position to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz.
According to Goal, a number of rival suitors were put off by the €100 million (£90m/$112m) price tag being placed on him this summer.
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic on club finances across the European football landscape means few clubs can match the resources at Stamford Bridge this summer and, as such, it has left them leading the race for the 21-year-old.
Havertz, however, wants to play Champions League football at his next club, and Frank Lampard’s side are yet to confirm their place in the competition for next season.
They currently sit fourth in the Premier League table, two points clear of fifth-placed Manchester United and five clear of Wolves in sixth with five matches of the campaign to play.
Should a club meet his valuation, then Leverkusen will agree to sell Havertz.
Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen are bracing for their most important games of the Bundesliga season.
This is as relegation looms over the former and a highly lucrative Champions League spot is on the line for the latter in Saturday’s final match day.
Champions Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig have secured three of the four Champions League spots and Leverkusen would have been in the driving seat for the fourth but for a shock 2-0 defeat at Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
That loss allowed Borussia Moenchengladbach to leapfrog them into fourth on 62 points, two ahead of Leverkusen, who must now beat Mainz 05 on Saturday and hope Gladbach slip up at home against Hertha.
Playing in Europe’s elite club competition had become even more important for clubs given sharp declines in revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“For Saturday, there is only one goal and that is to win our home game against Mainz.
“We must be fully alert from the start and hopefully score an early goal and add to that.
“That can put Gladbach under pressure,” added the Germany international.
“The frustration of the Hertha defeat was big, but we must only look ahead now,” Leverkusen’s attacking midfielder Nadiem Amiri said.
Leverkusen also have a German Cup final against Bayern to look forward to on July 4.
The situation was far more critical at four-time German champions Werder, who took on Cologne with the prospect of their first relegation since 1980 hanging over them.
Werder had spent more time in the Bundesliga than any other club but on Saturday even a win against Cologne might not be enough to knock Fortuna Duesseldorf out of the relegation playoff spot.
Werder, on 28 points in 17th place, trail Duesseldorf by two points.
To make their task even more difficult, Werder could be without top scorer Milot Rashica after he picked up an ankle injury in Wednesday’s training.(
Bayern Munich came from a goal down to ease past hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on Saturday and remain firmly on course to retain the Bundesliga title with four games remaining.
The Bavarians are within touching distance of their eighth consecutive league crown and have also set a league record with 90 goals after 30 match days.
Bayer Leverkusen’s 17-year-old Florian Wirtz stole some of the spotlight at the end, becoming the youngest Bundesliga scorer when he netted in the 89th minute.
Lucas Alario fired the hosts into the lead after 10 minutes as Bayer Leverkusen, without the injured Kai Havertz, scored with the first chance of the game.
But Bayern Munich recovered from the early shock.
Kingsley Coman curled in the equaliser in the 28th minute before the visitors struck twice in three minutes to turn the game around.
Leon Goretzka completed a sensational passing move in the 42nd minute and Serge Gnabry chipped the ball over goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky on the stroke of halftime.
Bundesliga top goalscorer Robert Lewandowski headed in Thomas Mueller’s 20th assist of the season.
Lewandowski took his tally to 30 league goals but is still 10 shy of the all-time league record of 40 set by Gerd Mueller in 1971-1972.
Both he and Mueller were booked and will have to sit out their next game against Borussia Moenchengladbach.
“We needed a bit of time to get into the game and the goal was a wake-up call for us,” said Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick, whose team has won 23 of the 26 matches since he took over earlier this season.
“The way we came back from a goal down shows the attitude and mentality of the team.”
It was Bayern Munich’s ninth straight win, but there was also some cheer for Bayer Leverkusen in spite of their setback in the race for a UEFA Champions League spot.
German youth international Wirtz made a name for himself with a superb 89th minute strike past goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
It made him the youngest Bundesliga scorer at 17 years and 34 days.
Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win over Hertha Berlin later means Bayern Munich lead the table from Borussia Dortmund by seven points.
RB Leipzig are third, 11 points behind, after conceding a last-gasp equaliser in their 1-1 draw with bottom club Paderborn.
Bayer Leverkusen stayed fifth.
In other matches, Mainz beat hosts Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 while Dusseldorf drew 2-2 with visiting Hoffenheim.
Bayer Leverkusen secured a scrappy 1-0 Bundesliga victory at Freiburg on Friday, bouncing back from a midweek setback to win with an opportunist goal by forward Kai Havertz.
The result lifted Bayer Leverkusen, who were hammered 4-1 by VfL Wolfsburg at home on Tuesday, two places up to third on 56 points from 29 games.
They are eight points behind champions and leaders Bayern Munich who entertain Fortuna Duesseldorf on Saturday.
Freiburg stayed eighth on 38 points after stretching their winless run to four games since the Bundesliga restarted on May 16 following a two-month lay-off caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Havertz netted a 54th minute winner for the visitors when he poked a close-range shot through goalkeeper Alexander Schwolow’s legs after Leon Bailey threaded a superb pass through to the 20-year-old.
A dull first half produced a solitary chance for Freiburg in the 43rd minute, when Lucas Hoeler fired wide of the far post with only Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky to beat.
With Bayer Leverkusen gaining the upper hand after taking the lead, Julian Baumgartlinger had a goal disallowed for the visitors in the 63d minute.
The goal was disallowed for a push on Dominique Heintz and that finally seemed to spring the home side into action.
Nils Petersen missed Freiburg’s best chance for an equaliser in the 87th minute, allowing Hradecky to keep out his scuffed shot.
This was after a flowing move left him with time and space inside the penalty area.
In Saturday’s other standout fixture, former champions Werder Bremen, who are in danger of relegation as they are six points adrift of the safety zone, visit ninth-placed Schalke 04.
Schalke 04 are on a 10-match winless league run.