Chelsea Completes £45m Signing Of Timo Werner From RB Leipzig

Premier League side Chelsea have completed the signing of RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner for a five-year deal worth £45m, though still subject to a medical. Timo Werner

Timo Werner would be heading to West London at the end of July where he would be joining Ajax midfielder Hakim Ziyech who was signed earlier in January. Both men would be joining the Blues in the summer.

Chelsea have agreed to pay €50m (£45m) to trigger the release clause of Werner, who is set to earn more than €10m (£9m) per season in England.

Discussing his move to west London, Werner told the official Chelsea website:

“I am delighted to be signing for Chelsea, it is a very proud moment for me to be joining this great club.
“I of course want to thank RB Leipzig, the club and the fans, for four fantastic years. You will forever be in my heart.
“I look forward to next season with my new team-mates, my new manager and of course the Chelsea fans. Together we have a very successful future ahead of us.”

Werner has made a total of 157 appearances for RB Leipzig, scoring 93 goals and making 40 assists, developing into one of Europe’s most coveted forwards.

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