Timo Werner: Tottenham agree deal to sign RB Leipzig forward on loan until end of season

Tottenham have agreed a deal to signal RB Leipzig ahead Timo Werner on mortgage till the top of the season.

Spurs are overlaying the 27-year-old’s full wage till the top of the present marketing campaign, whereas there’s an possibility to purchase the ahead on the finish of the season.

Sky in Germany report the charge to signal Werner completely on the finish of the season stands at £15.5m.

Sky Sports activities Information reported earlier this week that the previous Chelsea participant has been provided to Manchester United within the January switch window however he now seems to be set to return to London this month.

Ange Postecoglou’s facet shall be with out membership captain Heung-Min Son for at the very least a month because of his participation within the Asia Cup and there are fears Alejo Veliz has suffered a long-term knee damage.

Werner has featured simply eight instances for Leipzig within the Bundesliga this season, scoring two objectives. His present contract runs till the summer season of 2026.

Leipzig issued an announcement on their official social media channels on Saturday confirming the Germany worldwide had been not noted of their squad for a pleasant towards Swiss Tremendous League facet St Gallen whereas he holds talks with one other membership.

Werner scored 93 objectives and made 40 assists in 157 appearances in his first spell at Leipzig earlier than signing for Chelsea for £45m in July 2020.

Nonetheless, his stint at Stamford Bridge was a largely disappointing one as he netted solely 10 instances in 56 Premier League video games earlier than re-joining his former membership in 2022.

Spurned probabilities at Chelsea extinguished Werner’s potential

Sky Sports activities’ Adam Smith:

Timo Werner arrived within the Premier League three-and-a-half years in the past with nice expectations. His enjoying type was likened to Mohamed Salah and the ahead instantly displayed his direct qualities however struggled to transform probabilities in entrance of purpose.

The radar beneath compares Werner’s per-90 statistics throughout his time at Chelsea along with his earlier three league campaigns in Germany and divulges the one metric that notably modified was his strike fee.

By way of tangible numbers, Werner scored 10 objectives in two Premier League seasons at Chelsea – however ought to have scored practically twice that determine, in accordance with anticipated objectives (xG).

The shot map beneath plots all of his 124 pictures for Chelsea within the Premier League, with factors colored in progressive purple shades indicating simpler probabilities to transform – revealing a raft of spurned probabilities in entrance of purpose.

He was deployed in quite a few positions throughout the firing line in an try to floor his underlying expertise, however he didn’t ship whereas competing towards a number of attacking choices vying for beginning berths.

Tottenham will hope Werner’s second try at cracking Premier League soccer shall be a profitable one. He will definitely really feel he has unfinished enterprise in England.

Spurs and Genoa proceed talks over Dragusin

Tottenham goal Radu Dragusin performed for Genoa on Friday night time as talks proceed between the 2 golf equipment.

The Romania worldwide began and accomplished the total 90 minutes of Genoa’s 1-1 draw at Bologna in Serie A.

Spurs, in the meantime, haven’t any considerations about Napoli’s curiosity within the 21-year-old.

Signing a centre-back stays a precedence within the January switch window for Ange Postecoglou’s facet.

Comply with the January switch window

The winter switch window is now open and can shut at 11pm in England and midnight in Scotland on Thursday 1 February, 2024.

To make sure harmonisation with the most important leagues in Europe, the deadlines had been set following discussions with the EFL, DFL, Serie A, LaLiga, and LFP, who will all shut their summer season and winter home windows on 1 September and 1 February respectively.

Hold updated with all the newest switch information and rumours in our devoted Switch Centre weblog on Sky Sports activities’ digital platforms, whereas you too can meet up with the ins, outs and evaluation on Sky Sports activities Information, together with day by day switch reveals, and hearken to our Switch Speak podcast.