Kai Havertz celebration: Why does the Germany star cup his ears after scoring?

KAI HAVERTZ looks like he is back to his best and will be hoping to impress at Euro 2024 this summer.

The star had his best ever attacking return in the Premier League last season and will be hoping to carry his form into the Euros for Germany.

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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.

Now fans of Euro 2024 home nation Germany will be hoping they get to see it throughout the tournament as they bid for a fourth European Championship trophy.

What is Kai Havertz’s celebration?

Havertz can often be seen pulling the same celebration when he finds the back of the net.

The 25-year-old forward cups his ears and places his thumbs to his temple before waving them and gleefully sticking out his tongue.

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 popularising the celebration.

While he has also explained that Germany team-mate Marvin Ducksh was the one who egged 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].”

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