Ray Parlour has backed to emulate at following his £65m move from .
The German international has .
Havertz scored 19 goals in 91 Premier League appearances for the Blues and netted the winner in the 2021 Champions League final against Manchester City.
While Chelsea finished just 12th last season, Havertz joins an Arsenal team that challenged for the title before finishing second, five points behind Man City.
Parlour believes Havertz will be a ‘really good signing’ for his former club and reckons he can emulate Odegaard by reviving his career at Arsenal.
Odegaard’s career was flagging during his spell at Real Madrid but the Norway midfielder and Gunners captain is now considered one of the best players in the Premier League.
‘Kai Havertz has a massive opportunity,’ Arsenal hero Parlour told .
‘I don’t think we’ve seen the real Havertz over the last couple of seasons, especially after Thomas Tuchel left the club.
‘I think he could be a really good signing. You need quality back-up across all positions, and I think he can play in a number of roles for Arsenal.
‘We saw him play as a number nine for Chelsea, but I don’t think that is his best position. I can see him playing deeper than that at Arsenal, and with the club returning to the Champions League, you need to have that strength in depth.
‘The transfer business looks good at the moment. Arsenal have highlighted the players that they need, so they just have to execute that now.’
Asked if he was concerned by Havertz’s drop-off last season, Parlour added: ‘I think there were reasons for that.
‘Chelsea played like a team of individuals last season. They had so many players and made so many changes at the club.
‘Mikel Arteta would have done his homework on the player. Arsenal were a real team last year.
‘They were completely united, there was that connection with the fans. If Kai Havertz feels that and Mikel Arteta thinks that he can be a very important player for Arsenal, then I think he will be a really good signing.
‘In many ways, it is quite similar to when Arsenal signed Martin Odegaard. Real Madrid didn’t fancy him, so he joined us on loan and then he went back there, but again he wasn’t a key player and he joined us on a permanent deal.
‘Mikel Arteta saw something in Martin Odegaard and knew that he could get the best out of the player. I’m hoping that he has seen something similar in Kai Havertz and, if he has, then Havertz could be a great signing for Arsenal.’
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