Dietmar Hamann has made a prediction about and has told boss which position to play him in this season.
Havertz from fellow club Chelsea this summer – due to his mixed record with the Blues.
The versatile 24-year-old, who can play in a number of attacking positions, was deployed as a centre-forward for most of the 2022-23 campaign but could only conjure up nine goals across 47 games.
Havertz spent three years at Chelsea having arrived for £75.8m from Bayer Leverkusen, registering just 32 goals and 15 assists in 139 appearances.
But and use him on the left-hand side of a midfield three.
Hamann has tipped his German compatriot Havertz to be a ‘different player’ in 2023-24 and feels he is one to keep an eye on when the season gets started.
However, he does not see Havertz as a midfielder and thinks Arteta would be better off using him in more of an attacking role.
‘I think Kai Havertz’s best position is up front, just off the main striker,’ Hamann told . ‘I think he’ll play with Gabriel Jesus, up top.
‘Arsenal are a team that likes to pass the ball a lot more than Chelsea, and I think that will suit Havertz.
‘We will see the real Havertz that we saw at Bayer Leverkusen when he was 17 and scoring important goals.
‘I remember when he was still in school and Havertz scored a goal that stopped Bayer Leverkusen from being relegated. Havertz is the player to watch out for, he’ll be a different player this season coming.
’Havertz would play better with an out-and-out number nine, someone like Romelu Lukaku, Harry Kane or Robert Lewandowski, as they keep defenders occupied which gives Havertz the space he needs.
‘Gabriel Jesus drifts wide, but we’ve seen how brilliant of a player he can be and it wouldn’t surprise me to see them link up well together.’
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