Chelsea announce Timo Werner signing

    Chelsea have announced the signing of Timo Werner, confirming that they have reached an agreement with RB Leipzig for his transfer.

  Chelsea have made an official announcement to confirm that they have reached an agreement with RB Leipzig to sign Timo Werner this summer.        

  The German striker has agreed personal terms with the Blues and will join the Premier League heavyweights in July, once the Bundesliga season has ended.

  Werner has been a hot property in the transfer market in recent months after a sensational 2019/20 campaign under the tutelage of Julian Nagelsmann, wherein has plundered 32 goals and 13 assists in 43 outings in all competitions.

   

    Twenty six (26) of those goals have been netted in the Bundesliga, which puts him behind just Robert Lewandowski in the race to win the Torjagerkanone this season . His exploits have piqued the interest of several clubs, with Chelsea now winning the race to sign the 24-year-old.

   Chelsea’s pursuit of Werner has been understandable, with Frank Lampard in the market for a striker. At present, the Blues’ boss has Tammy Abraham, Michy Batshuayi and Olivier Giroud as options to lead the line for his side. But, while Abraham has stepped up admirably in the ongoing season, Batshuayi has proven to be unreliable.

    Meanwhile, Giroud is only a backup option, meaning Lampard has needed to sign someone to provide competition to Abraham and maybe even be an upgrade. Hence, Werner was identified as a target earlier this year, when Chelsea established contact with Leipzig to scour for the possibility of landing him. Earlier this month, it emerged that Chelsea had won the race to sign him as well, with reports claiming that the west Londoners had reached an agreement with Werner over a long-term deal , beating Liverpool to his signature. His capture has now been made official, with the Blues making him their second summer signing after Hakim Ziyech.