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Havertz admits to ‘very difficult’ start at Chelsea before building confidence with hat-trick heroics

Kai Havertz admits to finding the early weeks of his time at Chelsea “very difficult”, but the German playmaker is building more confidence on the back of a Carabao Cup hat-trick.

Big things were expected of the 21-year-old when he completed a £70 million ($91m) move to Stamford Bridge from Bayer Leverkusen.

As one of the hottest prospects in world football, Havertz was tipped to thrive in English football.

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He was, however, to find the going tough when thrown in at the Premier League deep end.