This is called a beautiful fiasco. In 2020, Chelsea put 53 million euros on the table to snatch Timo Werner from RB Leipzig. With the German club, the Stuttgart-born striker had scored a whopping 78 goals in 127 Bundesliga matches. In London, the Blues therefore awaited him as their new offensive leader. In vain.
For nearly two seasons, Werner at Chelsea has recorded 19 assists and as many goals in 80 matches in all competitions. And this year, he has only found the net once in the Premier League. Suffice to say that his record is very complicated to defend, especially since Thomas Tuchel prefers to align Kai Havertz at the forefront, since the spleen of Romelu Lukaku.
Fortunately for Werner, the parentheses with the national team give him some comfort. With Germany he played six out of a possible eight games and scored six goals. Too brief moments. Soon back in London, Werner seems determined to put an end to his ordeal. “Things are not going the way I would like at Chelsea”he said after the game against Israel.
A departure not easy to negotiate
And according to SPORT 1, the player and his agent Volker Struth want to leave London. The striker’s representative is also talking with several clubs including Borussia Dortmund. The Marsupials are preparing to lose Erling Haaland and are looking for a player capable of replacing him (Karim Adeyemi is also being tracked). But to leave, Werner will have to overcome several obstacles.
First of all, Chelsea are not yet authorized by the British government to carry out transactions. And if they manage to be by this summer, the Blues will claim more than 40 M €. A price not affordable for all German courtiers. Finally, the latter receives a very comfortable salary in London (16 M€ gross per year). In the event of departure, Werner will therefore undoubtedly have to make compromises!
