Chelsea boss Frank Lampard continues to build his own squad at Stamford Bridge, and Havertz is the next big name linked with a move.
Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell have already joined the club this summer.
And Malang Sarr was another recruit, joining on a free transfer from Nice.
But MailOnline claims the 21-year-old could be loaned out to Bayer Leverkusen – with Havertz coaxed to move to West London as part of the deal.
The Guardian has previously claimed that the Blues have agreed an initial club-record £72million fee to sign the 21-year-old starlet after months of haggling.
But with Leverkusen wanting near-£90m for their star man, Sarr could prove the trick up the sleeve for the Blues.
Havertz is ready to pen a five-year contract worth more than £300,000 a week to catapult him into the top earnings league.
The deal will make him the Premier League's fourth-highest earner behind Mesut Ozil, David De Gea and Kevin De Bruyne.
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The attacker's absence from Leverkusen's pre-season fitness tests on Sunday further fuelled speculation his move to Chelsea was imminent.
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