Timo Werner: Chelsea agree deal with RB Leipzig forward
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Chelsea have agreed a deal with RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner.
Reports suggest the 24-year-old, who has scored 25 goals in the Bundesliga this season, has a release clause of about £54m.
The Germany international had been linked with Liverpool and said he was "proud" of that association.
But BBC Sport understands Liverpool are not interested in signing Werner, who has has netted 11 times in 29 games for his country.
The Reds have no plans to sign anyone during the next transfer window.
Last month, French striker Olivier Giroud extended his contract by a year.
Werner would be Chelsea's second signing for next season after already completing a £37m deal for Ajax winger Hakim Ziyech in February.
He has impressed at Leipzig following his 2016 transfer from hometown club Stuttgart.
Werner scored a hat-trick in Leipzig's recent 5-0 victory over Mainz and he also netted three times against the same opposition in an 8-0 win before Christmas.
In January, Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard was linked with Paris St-Germain forward Edinson Cavani and Napoli's Dries Mertens but neither deal materialised.
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No a Chelsea fan, but I think Werner could probably get in any PL side so they've done very well here!
Damn.
Ziyech and Werner could push Chelsea closer to next seasons Premiership especially if there are departures from Liverpool and Man City.
Great work Chelsea!
FSG have shown for a number of years that they are responsible. We spent big AFTER selling Couthinho, building a main stand, years of champions league success, and a global brand (see Nike deal). I'd take that (after Gillett & Hicks!)
To say otherwise is just being childish.
Good luck to Chelsea - a very good player.
BBC: Werner Signs for Chelsea... already getting buried.
Are they trying to intentionally annoy their audience? The wokeness is really grating.
He is a top player in excellent form so you'd expect he would want to play, and start, every single game.
Some of our fans are embarrassing
Levy has done amazing wanting to furlough staff and putting 100s of millions of debt on the club whilst his own wealth has sky rocketed and Spurs have won 1 League cup in his 20 years