Liverpool have won the race to sign a €60m striker with an announcement imminent, while Man Utd’s rivals have outbid them for Bruno Fernandes, according to Monday’s European Paper Talk.
WERNER WANTS LIVERPOOL MOVE; ANNOUNCEMENT IMMINENT?
Liverpool’s hopes of winning the race to sign Timo Werner have been given a significant double lift, according to a report.
The Germany striker finds himself a man in demand and has been linked with a plethora of clubs, with Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Man Utd among his suitors.
However, it is Liverpool who are in the driving seat and
Bild on Monday cites two major reasons why a move to Anfield looks the most likely outcome.
As per the German publication, they claim Werner has set his sights on playing in the Premier League and believes the football Jurgen Klopp’s side play would most suit his style with Anfield listed as the striker’s “preferred goal”.
Furthermore – and perhaps just as significantly – it’s claimed Liverpool’s relationship with Leipzig would see the Bundesliga club prefer to do business with the Reds. That’s due to, what’s reported as, ‘good relations’ between the sides following Naby Keita’s transfer back in summer 2018.
Werner’s exit clause stands at €60m, but interestingly,
Bild claims this will reduce with each passing summer his contract elapses. And with the player determined to move on in summer 2020, it’s reported Leipzig now they can only get their maximum asking price for Werner this summer.
Other reports take the story a step further by suggesting a deal to take Werner to Anfield may already have been struck and an announcement over a summer deal –
the striker has made it clear he won’t leave in January with his side well placed to win the Bundesliga – could be announced before January is out.