This Tuesday (9), Tottenham announced they have signed Germany forward Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig until the end of the season.
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The club made the announcement on their Instagram account. “We’re delighted to announce the loan signing of Timo Werner, subject to international clearance”, it says in one of the posts. The move includes an option to be made permanent in the summer.
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Werner’s arrival strengthens Tottenham’s attacking options, with Son Heung-min away with South Korea for the Asian Cup and James Maddison sidelined with injury. “I spoke with the [Spurs] manager [Ange Postecoglou] and it was a really good talk”, said Werner.
“He gave me straight away the feeling what I need to join a club and what I want to feel when you talk to a manager. Also, that tactics and style, how he wants to play. For me, I thought straight away that it fits perfectly”, added the forward .
Werner has Premier League experience with Chelsea, after joining the Blues in a £45m move from Bundesliga club Leipzig in 2020. For Chelsea he scored 23 goals in 89 appearances, and won the Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup, before returning to Leipzig in 2022.
This season he has scored two goals in 14 appearances. “I hope I can be the best player I can be here,” added Werner. “I can play every position up front – that’s one of my strengths. My aim is to fight for another win in this league and also maybe for titles”, said Werner.
“When I joined my old club [Chelsea] I also said I wanted to be a winner and win titles. In the end we won the Champions League, so I think it should not be too bad to also win titles and to win something”, added the forward.