The Bundesliga and RB Leipzig lose another figurehead of the English Premier League. Timo Werner enters this summer to FC Chelsea. Since Chelsea and RB announced on Thursday. The 24-Year-old had with the Saxons still have a contract until mid-2023, but made his exit clause. Accordingly, in Leipzig, a release of 53 million Euro, and Werner will be collected after the 60-million-Transfer of 2018, Naby Keita to Liverpool FC, the second-highest Deal in the history of the club Leipzig.
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test “I am pleased to have Chelsea signed. It is a proud Moment for me. I would like to thank RB Leipzig and his Fans for four great years. You will always be in my heart,“ said Werner. Chelsea announced, also, that Werner must pass the medical check and in London in July is expected. In the Champions League quarter-finals from Leipzig in mid-August in Lisbon, Werner is no longer going to play for RB, wrote to the club.
the Decisive factor for the rethinking of what is currently the best German striker, the enormous appreciation of the Chelsea Coach, Frank Lampard, wants to build the new face of Werner, a young Team. In London, the striker hits in addition to his national team-mate Antonio Ruediger, whom he knows from his common Stuttgarter times.
Therefore, it is now called Stamford Bridge instead of Anfield. Because Werner had made no secret of the fact that the Champions League winners Liverpool FC would irritate with coach Jürgen Klopp. However, in the case of the Reds that came out in the case of a contact to Easter, the scorer no guarantees as it is now under Julian nail of man, or in the future for Lampard.
Financially, the native Swabian has improved again enormously. For a five-year contract with the club of the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, Germany’s national striker per year to collect more than ten million euros, reported the “image”.
Emotionally is it in Leipzig is more of a silent Goodbye. After the 2:2 against Dusseldorf on Wednesday, Werner, came in 2016, from Ralf Rangnick for 14 million euros from VfB Stuttgart to Leipzig and its market value since then has increased almost five times to take, only on Saturday with the spirit of the game in the Red Bull Arena against Borussia Dortmund was time to say goodbye to.
