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RB Leipzigs Timo Werner: That’s why I’m going to Chelsea – Bundesliga

His farewell from the Bundesliga couldn’t have been nicer! Timo Werner (24), who switched to Chelsea for 53 million, scored twice in the 2-1 win in Augsburg and secured the club third place in the table.

After the game, the international spoke for the first time about his move to the Premier League. Werner at Sky: “The discussions with those responsible at Chelsea were so good that I ultimately chose Chelsea. Especially the trainer (Frank Lampard, d. Red.) stood behind me and wanted me to know that I was going to Chelsea, so I can feel just as comfortable as here. ”

Lampard was extra in Leipzig before the Corona break, with Chelsea legend Petr Čech (38) as an interpreter. He also kept calling Werner.

And impressed the international like this: “In the conversations with me, the coach often emphasized how much he wanted me, how much he valued me as a person. Of course it is difficult to give up an oasis of wellbeing like I had in Leipzig for years, but you can only get ahead in a career if you take the next step. ”

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Werner knows: “Otherwise I always stay in Leipzig, this season was the crossroads. I have decided on something new and hope that it will go on like this. “

According to BILD information, Werner said goodbye to the team on Thursday and spent a meal together. On Saturday when he was substituted in Augsburg, Werner hugged every coach and player on the Leipzig substitution bench, and the farewell was visibly close to him. His last jersey came after the departure of Augsburg’s Carlos Gruezo, with whom he once played in Stuttgart.

Werner: “I was received as well in Leipzig as never before in my career. I always had supporters here, no matter which coach was there. Now with Julian again a giant, who has made me significantly better again. But you go when it’s most beautiful. “

In Leipzig Werner will not only be absent from sports. Replacing his 36 scorer points will be a mammoth task.

Coach Julian Nagelsmann on BILD: “He leaves a big gap, as a player and as a person, because he has the heart in the right place. Of course, the change was close to him, he’s been here for ages, has a lot of friends here. ”

Before kick-off in Augsburg, Nagelsmann and sports director Markus Krösche (39) said a few words to the team to say goodbye to Werner. Nagelsmann: “I wish Timo all the best and hope that in four years in Chelsea he will be able to show statistics as strong as he had here.”

It would be wished for Werner …

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