Chelsea forward Kai Havertz aims to raise funds for victims of Germany's devastating floods by auctioning 100 pairs of specially-designed football boots.
The 22-year old German, who ended a difficult first season at Chelsea on a high by scoring the winner in the Champions League final, grew up close to where the deadly floods hit.
As well as making a 200,000 euro ($233,520) donation, Havertz came up with the idea of supporting Red Cross Germany by auctioning the boots, a pair of which he will be wearing in the Premier League game at Arsenal Sunday.
The boots, designed by Havertz, sport the green, white and red colors of the flag of North Rhine-Westphalia which bore the brunt of the floods which left at least 180 dead and hundreds homeless.
Havertz, who comes from Aachen, said that while the floods are no longer front page news, their impact is still being felt.
Havertz said the events of August had hit home and made him think more about climate change.
