Frank Lampard was “delighted” to see Kai Havertz succeed at Chelsea

ancient Chelsea Manager Frank Lampard has declared he is “very pleased” for his former player Kai Havertz as the Arsenal striker scored again for the Gunners in their Champions League win over PSG on Tuesday night.

Havertz gave the Premier League team the lead in the European tie at 20 minutes, when the former Bayer Leverkusen star connected with a beautiful cross from Leandro Trossard to head the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma in the PSG net.

This goal saw the A 25-year-old join an exclusive club as the Germany star has become the first Arsenal player since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in 2019 to find the back of the net in six consecutive games at the Emirates Stadium.

Havertz’s streak dates back to the last game of the 2023/24 campaign, where he scored a late winner in a 2-1 win against Everton.

The former Chelsea star lives up to his standards Price £65m after many football fans questioned the 25-year-old’s signing from the Blues when it was completed last summer and Lampard is a man who is pleased to see the striker doing well.

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Frank Lampard “very happy” to see Kai Havertz succeed at Arsenal

Lampard was in charge of Chelsea when the west London club signed Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen during the 2020 summer transfer window as part of a £75.8 million deal with the Bundesliga club and the English manager is delighted to see his former player succeed at the Emirates Stadium.

talking Amazon Prime Sportsthe former Blues manager admitted the Germany star was always a talented player and is pleased to see the 25-year-old currently doing well at Arsenal.

“It shows you what confidence can do in football. He’s a talented player, always has been and this move (to Arsenal) was questioned in some quarters at the beginning,” said Lampard.

“I’m really, really happy for him. He’s a really nice guy, but like he said, he’s dealing with that competitive edge of the game, which has given him another layer.”