Kai Havertz's first few months at Arsenal weren't easy. The forward wasn't living up to his £65m fee — at least in the eyes of many Gooners.
Jorginho was the German's teammate at Chelsea. The Italian has detailed how he worked behind the scenes to make sure that Havertz didn't lose faith in himself when he was under fire.
“I always knew because I know Kai,” he said. “That is part of the game as well, isn’t it? I spoke with him as well: ‘Stay calm, let them talk, keep doing your job as you always do. Work hard and you are going to come through this even better.’
“And that is what has happened I think. And I am really happy for him. He is an amazing, amazing guy and he deserves everything to go really well for him.
“I think he is a human being. You hear those things, you feel them and it is up to you how you take them. You can take them and let them get you down - or you take the criticism and use it as a motivation.
“I think he used them as a motivation to prove them wrong and he did and I am really glad. And I am glad that we were all together behind him to support him. That is what we do here.”
Havertz has now fully settled and has proven his worth at the Emirates, notching up 12 goals and six assists in 35 league appearances so far this season.
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