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BERLIN, Dec. 15-- Two of Germany's biggest talents are currently the reason for fierce competition amongst Europe's top clubs. Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Manchester City and Paris St. Germain are said to be in a battle to sign the 22-year-old striker Timo Werner (RB Leipzig) and 19-year-old Kai Havertz (Bayer Leverkusen). According to the Spanish "Mundo Deportivo" newspaper and the German "Sport Bild" magazine, Barcelona, the 2017 Champions League winner, has intensified its efforts to snap up German international Havertz. As scouts have watched all the midfielder's games in the last few months, the Spanish giant is said to be extremely pleased with the German youngster's progress. But there's tough competition coming from Bayern Munich as Havertz is said to favor a move to the 2013 treble winners despite having a contract with Leverkusen until 2023. "Currently everything is fine with Leverkusen, but it's clear that I intend taking the next step in the near future," commented Havertz. Teammates in the German national side praise the midfielder's quality. "Kai is ideal for Bayern. But I personally can't buy him, but he would be a perfect match for us," emphasized Bayern midfielder Joshua Kimmich. Like most football experts, fellow Leverkusen player and German international Julian Brandt is convinced a great career lies ahead of Havertz. "Kai has the talent and the potential to become a superstar," Brandt said. Havertz is the youngest player in the Bundesliga's history to play his 50th league game - aged 18 years and 307 days. He is expected to cost up to 75 million euro. | 
