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Chelsea forward Timo Werner has landed in his local Germany as he plans to finish an exchange back to RB Leipzig.
The 26-year-old moved from the Red Bull Arena to Stamford Bridge in June 2020 after the Blues actuated his £47.5million discharge proviso at Leipzig. He showed up in the Premier League on the rear of a 28-objective Bundesliga season however just scored multiple times in all rivalries during his two seasons with Chelsea.
It turned out to be clear Thomas Tuchel was ready to head out in different directions from his countryman, who has his heart set on playing routinely to procure a spot in Hansi Flick's crew for the World Cup this colder time of year. Converses with Leipzig boss Oliver Mintzlaff advanced rapidly and a re-visitation of Leipzig was immediately worked out with the Chelsea ordered progression in spite of interest from Juventus
That is as per Sky Sport Germany, which guarantees the expense for Werner is in the locale of €30million (£25m). The potential for a credit move was initially investigated before an extremely durable arrangement was struck.
Film shared on Twitter by German outlet Bild showed the player showing up at an extravagance Leipzig inn on Monday. He postured for certain photos with fans outside the lodging prior to entering the premises. Werner will go through a clinical on Tuesday prior to putting pen to paper on an agreement until 2026.
His flight leaves Chelsea seriously shy of choices front and center, as Romelu Lukaku has proactively gotten back to Inter Milan on a season-long credit. Raheem Sterling has joined the Blues from Manchester City yet the directing inclination is that the England charm is more viable while playing out wide as opposed to as the focal forward, in spite of the reality he has been utilized as a bogus nine.
This implies there is as yet a No. 9 void which should be filled, with Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, Red Bull Salzburg's Benjamin Sesko and Barcelona's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among the names connected with Chelsea. It is not yet clear how much proprietor Todd Boehly will spend in his most memorable exchange window since buying the Blues from Roman Abramovich.
Considering the signings of Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella and Carney Chukwuemeka, the West London club have previously spent north of £150million, while their main huge approaching charge is the £7million Inter have paid to credit Lukaku.
Having crushed Everton 1-0 in their initial Premier League round of the time, Tuchel will lead his side against harsh opponents Tottenham in Sunday's late start up.
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