**Kai Havertz**has talked about competing for his place at Arsenal.
Initially bought as an 8, he found his place in the second half of the 2023/24 season as the central forward for the Gunners. Now he is back from injury, he has played as a 10 and the German is in competition for minutes with the likes of Martin Odegaard, **Gabriel Jesus**and Viktor Gyokeres.
It is a situation that Havertz is embracing, and he lent his support for a fellow big money signing.
"Sometimes it's tough for the manager to decide who's playing and who's not playing, but that's our job, to make it hard for him.
“I think competition is always good, and I don't think there's going to be a lot of arguments, especially between players, about anything. We are a team and we all have to compete together and win games.
"I missed this question [about my best position], I think I've got this a lot. Honestly, I can't answer it to you, because it started when I was here in Germany, in Leverkusen, I just played all the positions in attack and I'm used to it.
"Also when I was an academy player I just played wherever the coach needed it to be. Sometimes obviously it's good, sometimes it's bad, but for myself honestly, it's the truth. I don't mind, I just want to be a threat in the box, want to score goals, want to assist players, and I think that's also my biggest strength, to be present in the box.
"But I also played left-back at the national team, so I think there's not a lot of positions left anymore which I haven't played, so honestly it's up to the coach.
*“In general, sometimes I don’t think us as players, we understand the critics. I knew it from before and I felt it myself when I came to England, and then when I came to Arsenal. You always need some time to adapt. But I felt even though people saw him very critically in the first couple of months, I never saw it because he’s a player who helps the team in so many different aspects.*
“There are only a few players that score 30, 35 goals a season. I think he’s done amazingly this season, and he helped us a lot. And he’s a top guy and I’m sure he’s also going to score some more important goals in the next games.”