Werner will take a weekly pay cut to return to Leipzig.
[골닷컴] Reporter Choi Dae-hoon = Chelsea’s Timo Werner, who failed to adapt to the Premier League, is expected to take a 50% weekly pay cut to return to RB Leipzig.
British media ‘Daily Mail’ reported on the 30th (local time), “Werner will not hesitate to cut his salary in half in order to return to his ‘family’ Leipzig.”
Werner, who joined Chelsea two seasons ago from Leipzig for £47 million (approximately 74.5 billion won), received much anticipation from fans. In his final season with Leipzig, his expectations were high, as he displayed culmination of goal-determination, scoring 34 goals in 45 appearances.
But now, after two seasons, contrary to expectations, he is still unable to avoid criticism for his poor goal-making ability. On a contract with Chelsea until 2025, Werner has made 89 appearances so far but has only scored 23 goals, losing confidence in coach Thomas Tuchel.
Rumors of a feud between Werner and Tuchel have been raised, and rumors have circulated that Chelsea are trying to sell Werner. Newcastle United, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund, etc. sent love calls to Werner, and even his ‘famous team’ Leipzig entered the race for signing.
According to German media Bild, Leipzig are trying to bring Werner back from his position at Chelsea. In addition, Werner is also positive about his return to Leipzig and is planning to take a 50% weekly wage cut for his return.
Fabrizio Romano, a strongman in the transfer window, has also revealed that Chelsea are looking to leave Werner on loan before the summer transfer window closes, and that a full transfer option could be included.
Werner, who was interviewed during the US tour, said, “I definitely want to play more,” he said. It also conveyed the meaning of
Werner said he was happy when he came out and scored, but when an interviewer asked if he could find it at Chelsea, he said, “I can be happy anywhere,” suggesting that he might not stay at Chelsea.
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