Kai Havertz celebration: Why does Arsenal and Germany star cup his ears after scoring?
KAI HAVERTZ has made a big name for himself in the footballing world.
The star has impressed in the Premier League and will be hoping that the 2024/25 season goes well. Here’s what you need to know.
What is Kai Havertz’s celebration?
Kai Havertz made a habit of finding the back of the net for Arsenal and did it so much that he even started to show off a signature celebration.
Havertz can often be seen pulling the same celebration when he scores or assists a goal.
The star forward cups his ears and places his thumbs to his temple before waving them and gleefully sticking out his tongue at the opposition team and their supporters.
The cheeky celebration is infectious to his fans, but can tend to rile up opposition supporters or players.
Havertz certainly left Chelsea fans fuming when he pulled off the celebration against his old club last season after scoring a brace in Arsenal’s 5-0 battering of the Blues.
Why does Havertz celebrate like that?
Havertz has become well known for the playful celebration, but its origins lie with another footballer.
The attacking midfielder has credited Brazil and Al Hilal star Neymar Jr with coming up with the unique celebration.
While he has also explained that Germany team-mate Marvin Ducksh was the one who encouraged him on to make the celebration his own.
Speaking to Arsenal’s official outlets, Havertz said: “Neymar used to do it.
“And recently I was in the national team with one of the guys, Marvin Ducksch, who plays for Werder Bremen.
“I was sitting next to him on the coach and before the game, he said to me, ‘If you score today do my celebration.’
“I said, ‘OK’, I scored, and then I did the celebration [and then it just carried on].”
Havertz plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Arsenal and the Germany national team.
During his time at Arsenal he has scored 13 goals across 37 appearances.
He first joined the club in 2023 after leaving Chelsea.
Changes to the Premier League for 2024/25
NOTHING stays the same forever.
And that includes the Premier League, which is making a number of tweaks this season.
Team news will now be released 75 MINUTES before kick-off, 15 minutes earlier than had been the case before.
Things could get crowded on the touchline, with the number of substitutes permitted to warm-up boosted from three players per team to FIVE.
There’s also a change to how added time is calculated when a team scores a goal, an update to the ‘multiball’ system and the introduction of semi-automated offsides – but not straight away.
Go here to read about all the changes to the Premier League for 2024/25.