Frank Leboeuf admits he is ‘very concerned’ about the form of Chelsea summer signing Kai Havertz, who he says was ‘invisible’ during the recent defeat to Wolves.
Frank Lampard’s side missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as they slipped to a dramatic 2-1 defeat at Wolves on Tuesday night.
The Blues took the lead through in-form striker Olivier Giroud but goals from Wolves duo Daniel Podence and Pedro Neto saw the hosts clinch a narrow victory.
£71m summer signing Havertz started the Premier League fixture but struggled to make much of an impact before being replaced by Mateo Kovacic midway through the second half.
Havertz has shown glimpses of his ability since joining Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen last summer but Leboeuf says he is ‘very concerned’ about his form.
Asked to rate Havertz’s performance against Wolves, Lebouef told ESPN: ‘Almost invisible.
‘I touched on the point some weeks ago. We heard Frank Lampard say, “no, we need to give him time”.
‘But I don’t know, it’s something that I don’t like, the way sometimes it feels like he’s not there, that he’s not trying to compensate for a lack of confidence with a desire or just being a warrior, showing us that, “okay, I’m not good at the moment, but I’m going to fight for the club and not be invisible.”
‘We share texts during the game and we were wondering if he was on the field. You can be bad – [Timo] Werner didn’t have a good game – but we saw him trying to get something going.
‘We don’t see Havertz getting anything. I’m very concerned about that guy.
‘I don’t forget the price they paid and I know he’s only 21 but we see players who arrived last summer who didn’t need much time to adapt and being very influential.
‘I don’t understand what Havertz is doing right now but I want answers.’
Chelsea’s defeat means they stay fifth in the Premier League – Lampard’s side face London rivals West Ham on Monday night.
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