Arsenal have made an improved verbal offer worth £60million for Chelsea attacker Kai Havertz and prepare a £210,000-per-week contract to wrap up a deal quickly as the Blues look to raise funds. The new package is understood to be worth a guaranteed £55million plus an extra £5m in bonuses.

Having seen their original offer of around £50million turned down by Chelsea last week, Arsenal have continued talks with Chelsea over agreeing a fee for the Germany international. Discussions accelerated over the weekend and it’s understood that a fresh verbal offer has been made.