Chelsea claim Kai Havertz scam as Arsenal star flops in MLS All-Star Skills Challenge

Chelsea supporters brutally mocked former starKai Havertz as the new Arsenal player failed in the MLS all-stars Skill Challenge overnight.

The Germany international made the £65million switch from Stamford Bridge to the Emirates Stadium after three-years on the blue side of London. The 24-year-old scored some big goals for the Blues, such as the Champions League winning strike against Manchester City in Porto.

However, the lack of consistency and inability to find a position to call his own made for a difficult spell on the whole as his time neared the end. A deal with the Gunners perhaps suited all parties as Chelsea received an ideal fee, while Havertz gets a fresh start and Mikel Arteta gets a player he has long admired.

The Spaniard has already hinted at his desire to use the former Bayer Leverkusen man in the midfield rather than up front in a tweak that may pay off. He told ESPN: «Kai Havertz is a player I have admired for a long time and we had the possibility of bringing him to the club, we had a few chats about how he was feeling about it and I was convinced he was the player and type of personality that we want in the team and to take us forward.»

While it may be too early to judge how the deal will work out, it hasn't taken long for Havertz's former supporters to turn on him and mock the move. It comes after the MLS all-stars Skill Challenge, where Arsenal's pre-season tour of the USA is underway ahead of the new campaign.

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The challenge poses a host of tasks for players to partake in, from attempting to hit the crossbar to playing in a cross and volley scoring competition. In the latter, Havertz managed to go the