Kai Havertz told he is "not the right signing" for Arsenal by Gunners legend - The Mirror

Mikel Arteta has made clear he is a keen admirer of Chelsea star Kai Havertz and wishes to bring the technically-gifted forward to the Emirates but not everyone is so sure

Arsenal have already submitted their first bid for Chelsea star Kai Havertz and seen the offer rejected, which may be a good thing in the eyes of one former Gunners star.

Ray Parlour has publicly questioned why his old side are pursuing the Germany international considering he has struggled to truly settle during his three years at Stamford Bridge. Havertz was a regular in a Blues side that endured one of the worst campaigns in their modern history last term.

However, Gunners manager Mikel Arteta clearly sees something within the former Bayer Leverkusen ace that he likes. So much so that he offered a rumoured £50million for the 24-year-old, though it is widely believed Chelsea will not accept anything less than £60m.

With that in mind, Arsenal will be well aware of Chelsea's perilous financial fair play situation which requires them to offload talent before June 30. Arteta may try to simply bide his time before striking the Gunners' London rivals when they are at their most vulnerable.

If it were up to Parlour though, Arsenal would scrap their efforts to sign Havertz entirely.

"You need an out and out goal-scorer, if you’re Arsenal, the Highbury hero told talkSPORT. "They’ve got so much good back-up play behind the striker, but they need someone to put the ball in the net.

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"For me, I don’t think that’s the right signing but obviously Edu and Mikel Arteta will be talking behind the scenes and thinking he can play here or there. There might be a plan for him.

"Any player coming into any club, you’ve got to give them a chance. But for me, it’s a shame, I’d have gone for Ivan Toney but he’s obviously got that ban and whether they want to take a chance with that…but he would have been the obvious choice for me."

On the other end of the spectrum, Havertz is thought to be incredibly keen on getting the deal done and has already agreed personal terms with Arsenal.

All that is left to do is for the two clubs to agree a fee, but that could take some time, especially given Havertz is not the priority transfer from Arsenal's perspective.

Those at the top of the Gunners hierarchy are hoping to wrap up a deal for West Ham captain Declan Rice before the club jet off to the United States for the second-leg of their pre-season tour mid-way through next month.

There is a slim chance that Arsenal touch down the other side of the pond with both Rice and Havertz as part of the squad.