Declan Rice reveals the hilarious nickname Arsenal players have given to Kai Havertz behind the scenes

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Declan Rice is one of the funniest players at Arsenal.

The Englishman has been at the club for about 16 months and he is a fan favourite. He isn’t just loved by the supporters but also by his Arsenal teammates and staff.

The former West Ham man is good friends with several players at the club. Havertz is one of his great mates and they share some good banter.

Now, Rice has revealed what Arsenal players call Havertz behind the scenes at the club.

Declan Rice reveals Kai Havertz’s nickname at Arsenal

Several Arsenal players have nicknames.

Bukayo Saka is fondly called Starboy by the entire fan base, while Riccardo Calafiori’s first name has been shortened and he’s just called Richy.

Even Gabriel Magalhaes has a nickname to differentiate him from the two other Gabriels – everyone calls him Big Gabi and we think it suits him perfectly.

Rice nicknamed Oleksandr Zinchenko as Mr Composure back in April, and he has now disclosed the nickname Havertz has at Arsenal.

The German was previously nicknamed a ‘Donkey’ during his time at Chelsea. However, his teammates at Arsenal disagree.

“Kai’s a Giraffe, he’s a Giraffe,” Rice said in an interview with Iqiyi.

“Yeah, we call him a Giraffe. He’s not a Donkey, is he? He’s seven foot!”

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Havertz has a special relationship with donkeys.

The German has a few donkeys as pets back home in Germany and has even launched a charity which incorporates youth development and elderly care.

The former Bayer Leverkusen man’s love for the animal earned him the nickname ‘Donkey’. He made that clear in an interview with The Guardian in March 2023.

“Some of my teammates call me Donkey. It’s not because of my football,” he said. “From day one, I felt a special relationship with donkeys. It’s a very calm animal: maybe I personalised myself in them because I’m calm too.

“They chill all day, don’t do much, just want to live their life. I loved them always. And when I lost, I would go to the sanctuary. You look at the animals, see something human in them. It was a kind of recovery, a place I felt peace.”