Tottenham have been urged to splash out on Kai Havertz if the opportunity arises. Germany international Havertz has been linked with a host of Europe's top clubs following a fine season in the Bundesliga. The 20-year-old has hit the ground running following the resumption of football in Germany, scoring a brace in each of Bayer Leverkusen's two wins over Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach.
Tottenham transfer news: Darren Bent reckons Spurs should try to sign Kai Havertz (Image: GETTY)
“He’s a very good player and he’s linked with a lot of big clubs around the world so if you can steal him, then what a coup that would be for your club," Bent told Football Insider.
"If you can get top players like that, you go and get them.
“His favoured position is a number 10 so that would be perfect because you’re talking about him, Harry Kane and Heung-min Son – I think that would work really, really well.
“At times, I know all teams have a transfer structure where they might go: ‘We need defenders, we need midfielders,’ whatever it may be but sometimes little curveballs get thrown in.
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“When a player of such quality all of a sudden gets thrown into the market, you’ve got to rip that transfer sheet up and go: ‘He’s the best player available, we’ve got to take him.'”
Bent's comments come days after he claimed Liverpool may not be the best destination for Havertz.
The pundit says Havertz may struggle to break into Jurgen Klopp's starting XI straight away as he would play in a similar position to Roberto Firmino.
Tottenham transfer news: Kai Havertz has been in fine goalscoring form for Bayer Leverkusen (Image: GETTY)
“He looked brilliant, absolutely brilliant," Bent told talkSPORT.
“They’ve got some great youngsters in that division. He’s been linked to Liverpool [but] I can see him more going towards Bayern Munich – the same league, same country and obviously they are top of the Bundesliga.
“He might go to Liverpool but, the way Liverpool play with Firmino down the middle, he might not play.”