Timo Werner

The German international joined Chelsea from Leipzig in a £45m deal two years ago, but struggled to replicate his impressive Bundesliga form in the Premier ...

"Now I’m looking forward to the new season with RB Leipzig and above all to meeting the Leipzig fans again, who mean a great deal to me. He netted 23 goals in 89 appearances and only started 15 league games last season. "It was a dignified departure for me to leave the club as record goalscorer, but that’s in the past now and I’m looking ahead, because both I and the club have developed in the past two years.

Striker Werner made 89 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 23 goals. Read more at straitstimes.com.

"I'm looking forward to the new season with RB Leipzig and above all to meeting the Leipzig fans again, who mean a great deal to me. I'm already looking forward to hopefully playing at Stamford Bridge again one day." "We... saw Timo become the club's record goalscorer and a Germany international.

Timo Werner has returned to RB Leipzig after completing a permanent transfer from Chelsea. Werner moved to Stamford Bridge for £47.5million in 2020 but was ...

Thomas Tuchel, speaking during the club’s US tour, said in return: “Show quality, take your place and defend your place. “At this point, I would like to express my appreciation for my team-mates, the coaches and staff, and especially for you, the special supporters of Chelsea Football Club. I felt so much love and support throughout the last two years and I will never forget how you guys stood behind me in good and in challenging times! Writing to Chelsea fans to announce his departure, the forward said: “Today marks the end of my journey with Chelsea FC. I am incredibly grateful for the time I spent at this special club.

Timo Werner has returned to RB Leipzig. The Bundesliga club made the transfer official on Tuesday evening after the striker was spotted throughout Leipzig ...

Werner, in turn, needs to be faulted for not developing his game sufficiently, and the arrival of VAR AR Tedesco has incredible depth in attack, and finding the right mix will be complicated. Signed as a no.9, Werner, however, never managed to fulfill the high expectations placed on him by the club and its fans. That is now the past; I am now looking forward to the future because, just like myself, the club has moved forward in the last two years." It was an honor to leave the club as the record goalscorer. Once all add-ons are met, Werner could become the most expensive transfer in club history.

The 26-year-old is departing Chelsea after two years at the club, and the side wished the best of luck in his future career.

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Werner has returned to RB Leipzig after two years of struggles at Chelsea.

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The German international is set to return to RB Leipzig on a permanent transfer after two years at Chelsea.

"I am incredibly grateful for the time I spent at this special club. The duo's relationship is said to have become strained, while Werner, of course, has ambitions to be in his nation's World Cup squad for the coming winter. However, the 26-year-old, despite enjoying a healthy relationship with fans, has been unable to replicate the goalscoring prowess he did in Germany.