Timo Werner. Photo: Tottenham
Tottenham signed Timo Werner from Leipzig on Tuesday, giving the German striker another chance in the Premier League after his inconsistent spell at Chelsea.
Werner, 27, joined Spurs on a six-month contract, which included an option to make the transfer permanent this summer.
In the short term, Werner would fill the gap left by the departure of captain Son Heung-min for the Asian Cup with South Korea, possibly until mid-February.
The move could also boost Werner’s CV ahead of this summer’s European Championship in Germany.
Werner played for Chelsea from 2020 to 2022 and helped the London club win the Champions League, but it was still a disappointing period in English football. He scored 23 goals in 89 appearances during his time at Stamford Bridge.
Werner returned to Leipzig in the summer of 2022 and scored 16 goals last season. But he made just four starts this season under coach Marco Rose.
The speedy Werner said he was encouraged by his conversations with Spurs’ Australian manager Ange Postecoglou.
He immediately gave me the feeling of joining a club, what I want to feel when you talk to a manager and also the tactics and the style, how he wants to play, how he makes the team play, he said. For me, I immediately thought it was a perfect fit.
Financial details were not disclosed.
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First print: January 10, 2024 | 10:44 am IST