wonder if he will show some more power in his play now that he has some muscle on him.
He should work more on his finishing as well. 
I do expect them to play together in certain games but if both are fit who do you think will be Artetaās preferred choice for most games?
- Havertz
- Gyokeres
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Havertz from the bench could be a very useful during a game, if Gyokeres laces come undone.
Kaiās time here is coming to an end. Heāll start the season but it wonāt take Gyokeres long to displace him.
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Nah, Havertz still important member of the squad. My only issue is the wage heās on in that role.
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He definitely still has a part to play next season but for him, bring back up wonāt be much fun if he aspires to be starting for Germany.
think he bulked up for this very reason, get some power in those damn shots and be able to hold off defenses.
This next season would be the season youād start having discussions about extension of his contract as itāll be two years remaning
I donāt think paying Ā£300k a week plus as an extension makes sense for someone who is backup status in my eyes, doesnāt make sense at all.
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This was discussed in a BBC article by Mokbel actually. Apparently German clubs are monitoring the situation ahead of next summer when heāll have 2 years left.
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I think if Gyok hits the ground running and fires us to a title, then it could well be Havertz last season. Heāll be due for renewal in 12 months and given his wages; I think we should consider selling before he enters his last year.
Canāt us keeping him unless heās willing to accept a drop in wages, thereās not really an incentive to increase his wages given his output this far tbh.
I think Havertz could leave at the end of this season if there is interest from other clubs. I donāt see him being offered a new deal at Arsenal when his current deal expires in 2028, and could see the club wanting to bring in a second striker as a replacementā¦dare I say Sesko 
We were also linked with Alvarez briefly earlier this summer, so do wonder whether this is a player we will revisit next summer, particularly given the Berta links to the player.
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Getting a bit ahead of ourselves arenāt we with this selling stuff? Letās stack the squad first.
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Get outta here you reasonable sob
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Okay
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This is nothing new though
I think theyāll split time. Arteta is likely to trust Havertz more in the tougher games to start but Gyokeres will have every chance to stake his claim.
If we get a silly offer for Havertz then sell because Gyokeres, Merino and Jesus are enough cover.
If not, keep him for this season, then move him on and replace him with a young striker like Sesko, when Leipzig realise heās not the world class striker they think he is.
Arteta paid Chelsea way over what Havertz is worth and making him our highest paid player was ridiculous so heās easily replaceable with someone younger and cheaper.
Selling Haverz and having an injury prone Jesus and Merino as our backup strikers is a terrible idea
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But replacing Havertz would be easy if another club gave us around 50m, especially as heās our highest earner.
Itās unlikely Arteta would do that in this window because, for whatever reason, he thinks Havertz is a top quality player but after this season he might think about it if we got a really good offer.