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Update: 10:30PM EST — Leipzig and Chelsea expected to finalize deal on Monday
According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea FC and RB Leipzig are expected to finalize their deal for Timo Werner on Monday:
Timo Werner deal will be completed on Monday. RB Leipzig and Chelsea have full agreement, permanent deal confirmed as revealed yesterday - no loan with buy option. #CFC
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 7, 2022
All parties will prepare documents in order to sign the agreement next week. pic.twitter.com/6VvxIEyuHk
Update: 2:45PM EST — Leipzig expected to pay €30M for Werner
Per Sport1’s Patrick Berger, RB Leipzig is expected to pay €30 million to Chelsea FC for Timo Werner:
Chelsea’s Timo Werner is now really close joining RB Leipzig, as reported also by @Plettigoal and @FabrizioRomano. Been told it’s gonna be a permanent deal (fee around €30m) - no loan! Clubs in final stages to complete details. Matter of time … ⏳#CFC @SPORT1 @kerry_hau https://t.co/bfWQ7MtBlB
— Patrick Berger (@berger_pj) August 7, 2022
Update: 11:00AM EST — Permanent move for Werner
According to transfer czar Fabrizio Romano, the deal between Chelsea FC and RB Leipzig for Timo Werner will be a permanent move, but there has been no fee reported at this stage:
Leipzig are set to sign Timo Werner from Chelsea, here we go! Been told it will be a permanent deal and NOT loan. Werner will leave Chelsea. ⚪️ #CFC
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 7, 2022
First call @Plettigoal today, now final details being discussed - it’s done, personal terms are agreed since 1 month. pic.twitter.com/RCnqNZAUFZ
According to Sky journalist Florian Plettenberg, Chelsea FC and RB Leipzig have struck a deal for former Bayern Munich transfer target and current Germany forward Timo Werner.
Werner, of course, became a breakout star with RB Leipzig before moving to Chelsea for the 2020/21 season where he won a Champions League title with the Premier League club. Things, however, would not always be great for Werner at Chelsea as the squad was overloaded with forwards and also offered little consistency for him and most other younger players.
Now, though, Werner looks like he is headed back to Leipzig for the stretch run leading into this winter’s World Cup in Qatar:
Excl. Timo #Werner: He is on verge to join Leipzig! It’s almost a DONE DEAL. Positive developments in the last days. Timo wants to return & he will. Total agreement expected in the next week. Massive deal for RB and the Bundesliga! #CFC @Sky_Marc @philipphinze24 @SkySportDE
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) August 7, 2022
Plettenberg issued a follow-up tweet stating that he did not know if the move would be a loan agreement or a permanent deal just yet:
Loan or permanent deal .. For this we are still in research. It’s not 100 % clear at this stage. We expect a loan with an option to buy.
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) August 7, 2022
Werner’s pace and ability to create offense has rarely been questioned, but he became the target of many English fans for ill-time offside runs and missing chances that some considered to be easy while in London.
Whatever the case, Werner will make RB Leipzig a better, more competitive squad, but there could be some roster fallout. With Werner in tow, Die Roten Bullen will add the Germany international to an attack that currently features Christopher Nkunku, Dani Olmo, Dominik Szoboszlai, André Silva, Emil Forsberg, Yussuf Poulsen, and Alexander Sørloth among others.
In a season where Bayern Munich is making a speedy attack all the rage, RB Leipzig is trying to counter that with its own set of lightning-fast forwards. The arrival of Werner and Hoffenheim left-back David Raum, plus Konrad Laimer looking like he will be staying put for this season, figures to make RB Leipzig a much more formidable opponent for Bayern Munich and everyone else during this campaign.
The move should benefit Werner’s status with the German national team as well. With RB Leipzig, Werner is almost certain to get the minutes he needs to stay near the top of Hansi Flick’s depth chart.
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