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Chelsea flop Timo Werner 'agrees sensational loan transfer to Spurs' in blow to Man Utd's hopes of January swoop
TOTTENHAM are on the verge of signing Timo Werner from RB Leipzig.
The Athletic’s David Ornstein reports that Spurs have reached a total agreement with RB Leipzig for the striker and agreed personal terms.
The forward will join on an initial six month loan with the option for Tottenham to buy Werner in the summer for between £13million and £17m.
The forward is expected to have a medical at Hotspur Way on Sunday.
RB Leipzig’s official account earlier confirmed that he had been left out of the squad to arrange a transfer.
Werner spent two unsuccessful years as Chelsea’s frontman between 2020 and 2022.
The Blues were convinced to part with £47million to sign the German forward after he hit 28 goals in 34 games in the 2019-20 season.
But after registering 23 goals and 21 assists in his 89 appearances for Chelsea he was deemed surplus to requirements and sold back to Leipzig in the summer of 2022.
Werner enjoyed a middling first season back at the club where he once shone, scoring nine and registering four assists in his 29 Bundesliga appearances.
But this season he has fallen down the Leipzig pecking order behind Lois Openda and Yussuf Poulsen.
That meant Leipzig were keen to get the player off their wage bill in January and Spurs have swooped in to do a deal.
Werner has attracted interest from several Premier League teams this window — including Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham.
United value the striker’s Premier League experience, and wanted to bring him in as competition for the struggling Rasmus Hojlund.
Likewise, Aston Villa wanted to bring the forward in as back up for Ollie Watkins.
Werner may have been rewarded with more game time at West Ham given Michail Antonio’s latest struggles with injury.
But it looks as though the German international has ultimately been convinced by Ange Postecoglou’s project at Spurs.
The pacy forward, who can operate off the left or through the middle will provide a similar profile to Spurs captain Son Heung Min — who is away with South Korea for the Asia Cup this month.